# Incident 19850401017309I: Piper PA32300, Columbia, SC, April 1, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1985, 16:45 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BKAA
- Location: 34.0007° N, 81.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, SC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0007&lon=-81.0348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8564E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8564E-2018-02-09) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 284 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850401017309I

## Narrative

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

TOP ENGINE COWLING DEPARTED AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. NO EVIDENCE OF NEGLIGENCE ON HIGH TIME COWLING FASTNERS.

## Other reports on N8564E (1)

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

- [Accident 19811130078379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811130078379A), Nov 30, 1981: Piper PA32300 (N8564E), West Columbia, SC, Substantial damage. Ground vehicle backed into emmpanage of aircraft while pilot had stopped taxiing from ramp for cockpit duties.

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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