# Incident 19910311032389I: Piper PA28R200, Columbia, SC, March 11, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1991, 17:32 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Metropolitan
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9382° N, 81.1230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9382&lon=-81.1230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8651E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8651E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 100 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910311032389I

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE OIL PRESSURE ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED. FOUND NONSTANDARD OIL QUICK DRAIN VALVE INSTALLED. CHANGED VALVE.

## Other reports on N8651E (1)

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

- [Incident 19910701052559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910701052559I), Jul 1, 1991: Piper PA28R200 (N8651E), Union, SC, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing and the 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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