# Incident 19990912037589I: Piper PA28180, Salinas, CA, September 12, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1999, 17:21 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Salinas Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6624° N, 121.6072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALINAS MUNI (SNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6624&lon=-121.6072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8239W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8239W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,710 total, 300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990912037589I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N8239W, A PA28-180, WAS CONDUCTING A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 3.4 NM ON THE SNS 135 DEGREE RADIAL IN DAY, VFR CONDITIONS.  TEMPERATURE WAS 16.1 DEGREE C; DEWPOINT 12.2 DEGREE C.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND THE ADULT PASSENGER IN THE AIRCRAFT, THE ENGINE POWER STOPPED SUDDENLY.  AFTER REPORTEDLY CONDUCTING THE ENGINE-FAILURE-IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE.  ACCORDING TO THE ADULT PASSENGER, THE ENGINE SURGED JUST PRIOR TO LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A FRESH BROCCOLI FIELD, ROLLED/SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, SEVERED ITS NOSE LANDING WHEEL, AND CAME TO A REST UPRIGHT.  CLEAR AVGAS WAS FOUND IN THE THREE FUEL SUMP DRAINS, AND APPROXIMATELY 6 1/2 QUARTS OF CLEAN APPEARING OIL WAS MEASURED BY THE DIPSTICK.  THERE WERE NO APPARENT PRE-TOUCHDOWN BREAKS OBSERVED OF THE ENGINE OR ITS ACCESSORIES.  THERE ARE NO KNOWN FACTS THAT ARE CAUSAL TO THIS INCIDENT.

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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