# Incident 19791206046109I: Piper PA28/, Auburn, CA, December 6, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Auburn, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 38.8951° N, 121.0767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-121.0767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2881M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2881M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791206046109I

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE, ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. DIVERTED, LANDED SAFELY. FOUND FOULED SPARKPLUG.

## Other reports on N2881M (2)

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

- [Incident 19930606038819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930606038819I), Jun 6, 1993: Piper PA28R201T (N2881M), Hayward, CA, Minor damage. Tower advised pilot make short approach. Forgot to lower gear. Made go around as propeller struck runway and landed
- [Incident 19800912084019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800912084019I), Sep 12, 1980: Piper PA28R201T (N2881M), China Lake, CA, Minor damage. Unable to extend nose gear for landing. Cause undetermined.

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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