# Incident 20120212001519I: Piper PA-31-310, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, February 12, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2012, 09:40 local time
- Place: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft. Lauderdale International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73TM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73TM-2025-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-310
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120212001519I

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB OUT OF KFLL AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A DECREASE IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE.  PILOT UNABLE TO RESOLVE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY  RETURNED BACK TO KFLL.  ENGINE WAS NOT SHUT DOWN AND AIRCRAFT LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT.  NO DAMAGE. NO INJURIES.

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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