# Incident 19970919027659I: Piper PA28R200, Big Bear, CA, September 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1997, 14:30 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2638° N, 116.8560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIG BEAR CITY (L35), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2638&lon=-116.8560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33732, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33732-2020-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 50 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970919027659I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MARK C. WOLFORD WAS GETTING A CHECK OUT IN A PIPER PA-28R-200 (ARROW) FROM JENNIFER A. EASTOM A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WITH BRAVO HELICOPTERS LOCATED IN TORRANCE, CA. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED A SHORT FIELD TAKE OFF WAS EXECUTED UPON LEAVING BIG BEAR AIRPORT RUNWAY 26. UPON REACHING 300 FEET THE AIRCRAFT BEGUN TO SINK DUE TO A DOWN DRAFT, AND WITH FULL POWER THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT RESUME A CLIMB. THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT RETRACTED AND THE INSTRUCTOR DID NOT ATTEMPT TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A POND AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE IMPACT CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLING, AND NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE TWO OCCUPANTS DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N33732 (2)

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

- [Accident 20170811010369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170811010369A), Aug 11, 2017: Piper PA-28R-200 (N33732), South Jordan, UT, Substantial damage. The pilot departed U42 enroute to cpr on 8/11/17 in a PA28R-200, tail number N33732. He had 4 adults, 60 pds of baggage, and 40 gallons of fuel on board. He…
- [Incident 19900521027459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900521027459I), May 21, 1990: Piper PA28R200 (N33732), Mountain Home, AR, Minor damage. Student raised gear instead of flaps on a touch and go landing. Instructor unable to recover.

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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