# Incident 19910330025329I: Piper PA32RT300T, Price, UT, March 30, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1991, 09:00 local time
- Place: Price, UT
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TIMA
- Location: 39.6040° N, 110.8004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Price, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6040&lon=-110.8004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31998, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31998) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,634 total, 95 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910330025329I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE NOISE AND DROPPED IN RPM. SECURED ENGINE. OIL ON WINDSHIELDS. LANDED ON ROAD. NR1 CYLINDER HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N31998 (4)

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

- [Accident 20250622007119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250622007119A), Jun 22, 2025: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N31998), Winchester, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot switched off the fuel lever instead of switching it to the left fuel tank. Once pilot realized this, he immediately went into restart procedures. The…
- [Incident 20130824017819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130824017819I), Aug 24, 2013: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N31998), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. The pilot was not able to retract the landing gear after trying the emergency gear extension checklist. The aircraft came to rest on the runway on the main…
- [Incident 20101109050809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101109050809I), Nov 9, 2010: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N31998), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Aircraft was landing when the flight instructor realized during the landing flare that the gear was not down. The instructor made the determination to…
- [Accident 20030415004749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030415004749A), Apr 15, 2003: Piper PA32RT300T (N31998), Saint George, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) During a crosswind landing on runway 34 at st. George ut, the aircraft encountered a gust that sheared just above the runway. The aircraft floated…

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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