# Incident 19910114006939I: Piper PA32300, Sarasota-Brand, FL, January 14, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1991, 19:45 local time
- Place: Sarasota-Brand, FL
- Airport: Sarasota-Brandenton Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FPIA
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4219R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4219R-2017-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,480 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910114006939I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMB. RETURNED TO AIRPORT LANDED ON FIELD BESIDE RUNWAY  AND WENT THROUGH A DITCH BEFORE STOPPING

## Other reports on N4219R (1)

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

- [Incident 19870108005789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870108005789I), Jan 8, 1987: Piper PA32300 (N4219R), Pompano, FL, Minor damage. Engine cowl became unfastened during climb. Diverted and found a dzus fastener had separated from the latch.

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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