# Incident 19910219012969I: Piper PA28R180, Joliet, IL, February 19, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1991, 12:35 local time
- Place: Joliet, IL
- Airport: Joilet Park District Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5250° N, 88.0817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joliet, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5250&lon=-88.0817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3709T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3709T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 80 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910219012969I

## Narrative

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

PILOT THOUGHT HE HAD MAGNETO PROBLEM. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. NO PROBLEM WITH MAGNETO. RESUMED TRIP.

## Other reports on N3709T (1)

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

- [Incident 19930307011239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930307011239I), Mar 7, 1993: Piper PA28180 (N3709T), Kankakee, IL, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower landing gear soon enough prior to touchdown. Propeller tip struck runway.

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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