# Incident 19900105006379I: Piper PA28161, Lakeland, FL, January 5, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1990, 12:40 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9263N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9263N-1991-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,421 total, 300 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900105006379I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE DURING RUNUP. INVESTIGATION SHOWED BRASS CARBURETOR FLOAT IMPROPERLY SOLDERED RESULTING IN EXCESS FUEL.

## Other reports on N9263N (1)

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

- [Incident 19900821044769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900821044769I), Aug 21, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N9263N), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. Pilot lost control on landing rollout. Veered off runway into marsh. Gear sank and nose gear collapsed.

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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