# Incident 19880906068539I: Piper PA22108, Manchester, NH, September 6, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1988, 16:37 local time
- Place: Manchester, NH
- Airport: Manchester Airport-Grenier Indus
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9956° N, 71.4548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manchester, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9956&lon=-71.4548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5500Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5500Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880906068539I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LIFTOFF. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. MECHANIC SUSPECTS VAPOR LOCK. PILOT SUSPECTS CLOGGED GAS CAP VENTS.

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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