19930126003249I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Oakland, CA · January 26, 1993

Date
January 26, 1993 · 11:53 local
Place
Oakland, CA
Airport
Metropolitan Oakland International
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N32371
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,121 total1,081 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Loss of engine power in traffic pattern. Landed safely. Found loose pipe plug fitting in fuel tank. Block fuel.

As the FAA filed it

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN TRAFFIC PATTERN. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND LOOSE PIPE PLUG FITTING IN FUEL TANK. BLOCK FUEL.

Other reports on N32371 · 1

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