# Incident 19881221067839I: Piper PA31310, Avon Park, FL, December 21, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1988, 13:45 local time
- Place: Avon Park, FL
- Airport: Avon Park Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5897° N, 81.5073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avon Park, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5897&lon=-81.5073&mi=10
- Aircraft: N715PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N715PM-1999-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881221067839I

## Narrative

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

BACKFIRING FROM LEFT ENGINE DUE TO CLOGGED FUEL INJECTOR ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED AND NOSE GEAR FOLDED ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N715PM (1)

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

- [Accident 19980322008019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980322008019A), Mar 22, 1998: Piper PA31310 (N715PM), Southport, NC, Destroyed. Yawed right on climbout then rolled into trees. Indicates lost engine not verified.(.4) the pilot stated he checked the fuel quantity in the inboard fuel…

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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