33.9382° N, 81.1230° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 13, 1996 · 22:10 local
Place
Columbia, SC
Airport
Columbia Metropolitan
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
VPDA
Aircraft
N1557S
Reported as
Beech G18S
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on a flight from mia to svh the left engine started running rough. The pilot made a landing at Columbia, SC company maintenance personnel troubleshot the engine and found the #1 cylinder at fault. The cylinder was changed with a serviceable unit and the aircraft was returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON A FLIGHT FROM MIA TO SVH THE LEFT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THE PILOT MADE A LANDING AT COLUMBIA, SC COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TROUBLESHOT THE ENGINE AND FOUND THE #1 CYLINDER AT FAULT. THE CYLINDER WAS CHANGED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.