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The partially stratified charge (PSC) injection ignition strategy aims to improve thermal efficiency and reduce emissions of lean-burn spark-ignited internal combustion engines by extending the lean limit of operation. The object of the current study is to characterize the pre-ignition formation of the fuel plume in the vicinity of the PSC spark plug, using a complementary experimental and numerical approach. Visualization of the PSC plume was conducted using Schlieren motion photography in a constant volume pressure chamber at various injection pressures and signal durations. Inlet conditions were determined with 1-D and 2-D numerical models derived from experimental conditions. Subsequently, the 3-D numerical study was carried out with FLUENT using the SST k-ω turbulence model. It was found that the simulation results were adequate in representing the experimental data in terms of injection angle and jet penetration.