18.4663° N, 66.1057° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 29, 1989 · 15:00 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
Isla Grande Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N3475W
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
103 total47 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Traffic on runway. Instructed to go around. Landed anyway. Feared engine failure due to faulty electric fuel pump.
As the FAA filed it
TRAFFIC ON RUNWAY. INSTRUCTED TO GO AROUND. LANDED ANYWAY. FEARED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP.