# Incident 19840216021019I: Piper PA32300, Grand Rapids, MI, February 16, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1984, 16:20 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15498, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15498) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19840216021019I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE FROM ROUGH ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED AND LANDED. #3 PISTON HAD BEEN BURNED AWAY. ALLOWED OIL LEAKAGE.

## Other reports on N15498 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880823047489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880823047489I), Aug 23, 1988: Piper PA32300 (N15498), Lancaster, OH, Minor damage. Landed on wet runway, lost directional control and hydroplaned. Left end of runway and hit embankment.

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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