# Incident 19910404016119I: Piper PA28R201, Buffalo, NY, April 4, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1991, 00:02 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2007M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2007M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 80 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910404016119I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AFTER DEPARTURE. RETURNED. SPARK PLUGS WERE FOULED.

## Other reports on N2007M (2)

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

- [Incident 19920907042699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920907042699I), Sep 7, 1992: Piper PA28R201 (N2007M), Syracuse, NY. Pilot reported intermittent vacuum pressure. Precautionary landing. Repaired secondary vacuum pump.
- [Incident 19800124018129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800124018129I), Jan 24, 1980: Piper PA28R201 (N2007M), Charlottesville, VA, Minor damage. Right main down lock failed to engage due to insufficient clearance. Suggested more frequent inspection.

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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