# Accident 19931223047199A: Piper PA28181, San Diego, CA, December 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1993, 16:25 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: 32.7992° N, 117.1294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7992&lon=-117.1294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2501X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2501X-1997-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 10 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931223047199A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES ONE MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY LANDING. RECOVERED AND MADE RUNWAY. PILOT BLAMED WINDSHEAR. NOT VERIFIED

## 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 LAX94LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA077), Dec 24, 1993: Piper PA-28-181 (N2501X), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDEPATH.

## Other reports on N2501X (1)

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

- [Accident 19961012032079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961012032079A), Oct 12, 1996: Piper PA28181 (N2501X), San Diego, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft struck power lines and crashed. (.4)according to information from the flying club that had operational control of the airplane, the airplane was taken…

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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