# Incident 19910507018889I: Piper PA28161, Ramona, CA, May 7, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1991, 18:45 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Airport: Ramona Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0392° N, 116.9153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RAMONA (RNM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0392&lon=-116.9153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2171D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2171D-2019-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 600 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910507018889I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE AFTER LANDING. USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER. SUSPECTS ALTERNATOR AND ASSOCIATED WIRING WAS SOURCE OF FIRE.

## Other reports on N2171D (3)

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

- [Accident 20170610010909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170610010909A), Jun 10, 2017: Piper PA-28-161 (N2171D), Carpinteria, CA, Substantial damage. ^Mr. Chaewon ko, ^pilot of N2171D, stated he departed montgomery-gibbs executive airport(kmfy), san diego, CA, enroute to santa ynez airport (kiza), santa…
- [Incident 20040110000669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040110000669I), Jan 10, 2004: Piper PA28161 (N2171D), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On January 10, 2004, at approximately 1433 PST, N2171D, a Piper PA-28-161 sustained a left main gear separation prior to landing at Montgomery field San…
- [Incident 20020903022039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020903022039I), Sep 3, 2002: Piper PA28161 (N2171D), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On September 3, 2002, at approximately 1852PST, N2171D, a Piper PA-28-161, sustained a collapsed left main gear during landing at Montgomery field San…

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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