# Incident 20230519004169I: Piper PA-31-350, Unalaska, AK, May 19, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2023, 14:10 local time
- Place: Unalaska, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 53.8736° N, 166.5367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Unalaska, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=53.8736&lon=-166.5367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14AP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14AP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230519004169I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 19, 2023, ABOUT 1410 LOCAL TIME, THE PIC WAS TAXIING DOWN THE RUNWAY AT DUTCH HARBOR AIRPORT (UNALASKA) FOR TAKEOFF. DURING THE 180-DEGREE TURN ON THE RUNWAY, THE PIC NOTICED THE LEFT ENGINE STARTING TO RUN ROUGH AND THEN IT QUIT. THE PIC WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND AND COULD NOT TAXI BACK TO THE HANGAR DUE TO ASYMMETRICAL THRUST ISSUES.  THE PIC THEN SHUT DOWN ON THE RUNWAY.  MAINTENANCE TOWED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE HANGAR FOR INSPECTION.  UPON INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE LEFT-HAND ENGINE’S FUEL AND IGNITION SYSTEMS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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