# Incident 19940712045809I: Piper PA32R301T, Stockton, CA, July 12, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1994, 01:30 local time
- Place: Stockton, CA
- Airport: Stockton Metropolitan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8933° N, 121.2381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8933&lon=-121.2381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8322K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8322K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 72 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940712045809I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 12, 1994, AT 0130 PST, N8322K, OPERATED BY HENRY E. SANDAU, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TAXIED INTO A DITCH, AFTER LANDING ON RWY 29R AT STOCKTON METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, STOCKTON, CA. THE PILOT, HENRY E. SANDAU, STATED THAT THE TAXI LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE WHILE TAXIING BACK TO THE HANGAR, AND THAT HE TURNED A FEW FEET TOO SOON, AND HIT A CULVERT IN A DITCH. THE PROPELLER WAS REMOVED FOR OVERHAUL, AND ENGINE SENT FOR TEARDOWN INSPECTION. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT, HENRY E. SANDAU, STATED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO HIMSELF OR PASSENGERS. MR. SANDAU HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE #1021225, ASEL. THIS OFFICE IS CLOSING THE INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N8322K (1)

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

- [Incident 20161116022859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161116022859I), Nov 16, 2016: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8322K), Ankeny, IA, Minor damage. Pilot aborted take-off due to an engine fire. Engine was shut down and aircraft exited the runway. Ground crews responded and extinguished the fire. Two…

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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