# Accident 20230608021989A: Piper PA-30, Nephi, UT, June 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2023, 12:20 local time
- Place: Nephi, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7366° N, 111.8701° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7366&lon=-111.8701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7318Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7318Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230608021989A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENROUTE FROM KCDC TO KBTF THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SURGING ENGINES WITH MOST ERRATIC FLUCTUATIONS ON THE LEFT ENGINE.  AS A RESULT OF THE ERRATIC ENGINE RPM FLUCTUATIONS THE PILOT ADJUSTED MIXTURE AND THROTTLE CONTROL. ONCE REASONABLE ENGINE CONTROL WAS ATTAINED THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT, NEPHI UTAH AIRPORT (U14). DURING LANDING TOUCH DOWN BOTH ENGINES SURGED JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN RESULTING IN YAW OSCILLATIONS AND LOSS OF CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPARATION AND RIGHT PROP DAMAGE AS THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO STOP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR23LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA220), Jun 8, 2023: Piper PA-30 (N7318Y), Nephi, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination as a result of the inadequate removal of fuel system corrosion during previous maintenance.

## Other reports on N7318Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160625015279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160625015279I), Jun 25, 2016: Piper PA-30 (N7318Y), Fredricksburg, TX, Minor damage. On 06/25/2016, aircraft N7318Y, Piper PA-30, pilot landed aircraft without extending the landing gear at Gillespie County Airport, TX (T82). The aircraft slid…

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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