# Incident 19960813031629I: Beech G18S, Columbia, SC, August 13, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1996, 22:10 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Metropolitan
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VPDA
- Location: 33.9382° N, 81.1230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9382&lon=-81.1230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1557S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960813031629I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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