# Accident 19890711024859A: Piper PA32RT300T, Columbus, OH, July 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1989, 22:05 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Bolton Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9692° N, 83.1295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9692&lon=-83.1295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2153K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2153K-1990-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 250 in this make and model, 206 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890711024859A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND OIL ON WINDSHIELD. GEAR COLLAPSED ON HARD FORCED LANDING. GOVERNOR IDLER GEAR SET SCREW LOOSE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL89LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA178), Jul 12, 1989: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N2153K), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR IDLER-GEAR SHAFT RETAINING SET-SCREW, WHICH LED TO AN ENGINE OIL LEAK AND RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER; AND THE REDUCTION OF THE PILOT'S…

## Other reports on N2153K (1)

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

- [Incident 19870314015629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870314015629I), Mar 14, 1987: Piper PA32RT300T (N2153K), Urbana, IL, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff, ran off runway end into a ditch. Engine was not developing full power. Fuel injector pressure low.

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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