# Incident 19870107025779I: Boeing 737222, Columbia, SC, January 7, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1987, 22:20 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Owens Downtown
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- 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: N9016U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9016U-2003-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-222 (registry code 1384473, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737222
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,116 total, 3,780 in this make and model, 219 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870107025779I

## Narrative

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

MADE A VISUAL APPROACH TO THE WRONG AIRPORT.  ATC ISSUED GO AROUND AND VECTORS TO THE PROPER AIRPORTS.

## Other reports on N9016U (3)

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

- [Incident 19871103082099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871103082099I), Nov 3, 1987: Boeing 737222 (N9016U), Chicago, IL. Lost oil pressure at cruise. Returned to ord. Found the engine oil pump shaft was sheared.
- [Incident 19810307017529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810307017529I), Mar 7, 1981: Boeing 737222 (N9016U), Chicago, IL. Leading edge transit light came on during approach. Missing bolt in number two flap proximity switch.
- [Incident 19810117007109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810117007109I), Jan 17, 1981: Boeing 737222 (N9016U), Cleveland, OH. Zp right main gear stuck in snow while taxiing. Passengers bussed to terminal. Aircraft towed free.

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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