# Accident 19910827036839A: Piper PA32R300, San Diego, CA, August 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1991, 14:00 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7105° N, 117.1596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7105&lon=-117.1596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9222K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA374) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910827036839A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF.ABORTED. STRUCK AIRPORT FENCE. BLOCKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. ADVISED NOT TO FLY. NO FERRY PERMIT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX91LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA374), Aug 27, 1991: Piper PA32R (N9222K), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT WITH A KNOWN ENGINE DISCREPANCY THAT WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER DUE TO RESTRICTION TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.

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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