# Accident 19980723017019A: Piper PA28R200, Baker, CA, July 23, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: Baker, CA
- Airport: Baker Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3109° N, 116.0398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3109&lon=-116.0398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222LC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222LC-2013-08-19) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 300 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980723017019A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENCOUNTERED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND CRASHED IN AN OPEN FIELD, ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (.4) WHILE EN ROUTE TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE PILOT NOTED THE FUEL FLOW GAGE WAS FLUCTUATING AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY. THE PILOT SWITCHED TO THE BACKUP ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP AND THE ENGINE SMOOTHED OUT.  SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE FUEL FLOW GAGE AGAIN PROVIDED AN INTERMITTENT READING.  THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT AND OVERFLEW THE FIELD TO CHECK THE WINDSOCK FOR WIND DIRECTION.  HE REPORTED THAT RIGHT AT TOUCHDOWN HE NOTED A WIND CHANGE TO A TAILWIND AND DECIDED TO ABORT THE LANDING.  HE APPLIED FULL POWER, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND.  THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD, OVERRAN THE RUNWAY, AND STRUCK AN ELEVATED ROAD.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT, ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN REFUELED.  AFTER FUELING, HE CONDUCTED A RUN-UP AND NOTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING.  HE TAXIED TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND ASKED THEM TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT.  THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOUND THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR NOZZLES WERE DIRTY.  THEY CLEANED AND REINSTALLED THEM.  THE PILOT CONDUCTED ANOTHER RUN-UP WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED AND DEPARTED THE AIRPORT.  A POSTACCIDENT ENGINE TEST RUN AND INSPECTI ON WERE CONDUCTED WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED, TH INCLUDE THE FUEL SERVO UNIT, WITH NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND.

## 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 LAX98LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA241), Jul 23, 1998: Piper PA-28R-200 (N222LC), Baker, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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