# Incident 20121215028039I: Piper PA-28-161, Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 15, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2012, 16:36 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Fort Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1973° N, 80.1707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC (FXE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1973&lon=-80.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N991BJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N991BJ) (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 PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121215028039I

## Narrative

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

FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KFXE) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL REPORTED THAT A PIPER WARRIOR II PA-28-161 N991BJ,S/N 28-16008 REQUESTED TO RETURN TO KFXE DUE TO ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE, AND LANDED SAFELY. ON 12/21/2012 SPOKE WITH PILOT IN COMMAND WHICH SUBMITTED A STATEMENT OF EVENTS. ON 01/08/2013 INSPECTORS FROM THIS OFFICE ARRIVED AT KFXE TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER. AFTER REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP FAILED.THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N991BJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20170509004059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170509004059I), May 9, 2017: Piper PA-28-161 (N991BJ), Kendall, FL, No damage. Airman cleared for takeoff at runway 9L of tmb airport. Around 700 feet altitude engine lost power. Pilot requested from tower to return to land, controller…

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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