# Accident 19911231000039A: Piper PA60601P, San Diego, CA, December 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1991, 17:25 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7990° N, 117.1310° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7990&lon=-117.1310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N680JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N680JM-2015-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 750 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911231000039A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW ON FINAL STRUCK APPROACH LIGHTS AND LANDED SHORT. COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN GEAR. TORE A HOLE IN RIGHT WING.

## 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 LAX92LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA075), Jan 1, 1992: Piper PA601P (N680JM), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AND DELAY IN ACCOMPLISHING THE PROPER REMEDIAL ACTION WHILE EXECUTING A NIGHT SHORT FIELD LANDING AT AN ADEQUATELY LIGHTED AIRPORT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT…

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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