# Incident 19880930062849I: Piper PA32300, Carmel Valley, CA, September 30, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1988, 09:15 local time
- Place: Carmel Valley, CA
- Airport: Carmel Valley Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 36.4797° N, 121.7324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carmel Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4797&lon=-121.7324&mi=10
- Aircraft: N198GM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N198GM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880930062849I

## Narrative

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

APPROACH TOO HIGH. STRUCK TREES ON GO AROUND WHEN ENGINE LOST POWER. FUEL TANK MISMANAGEMENT MAY HAVE CAUSED LOSS.

## Other reports on N198GM (4)

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

- [Accident 20031019024889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031019024889A), Oct 19, 2003: Piper PA32300 (N198GM), Everglades, FL, Damage unknown. (-23) While departing Everglades city airport (XO1), Sunday, October 19, 2003, UNICOM personnel noticed that the forward baggage door was open and baggage was…
- [Incident 19960201003019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960201003019I), Feb 1, 1996: Piper PA32300 (N198GM), Placid, FL. Narrative: on February 1, 1996, the pilot of N198GM attempted a take-off in a PA-32-300, in instrument conditions, heavy fog, and limited visibility. The pilot…
- [Incident 19920206062189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920206062189I), Feb 6, 1992: Piper PA32300 (N198GM), Ukiah, CA, Minor damage. Pilot taxied off end of taxiway into a shallow ditch. Taxiway not lighted.
- [Incident 19790731014319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790731014319I), Jul 31, 1979: Piper PA32300 (N198GM), Fresno, CA. Aborted takeoff after engine failed. Found mag coupling failed.

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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