# Incident 19991029030399I: Piper PA24, Twentynine Palm, CA, October 29, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1999, 17:50 local time
- Place: Twentynine Palm, CA
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1356° N, 116.0542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twentynine Palms, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1356&lon=-116.0542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7350P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7350P-2016-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 120 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991029030399I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SPUTTER ON CLIMB OUT. PILOT MANAGED TO LAND AIRCRAFT ON ROAD.  NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES OCCURRED.  OWNER IS GOING TO COMPLETELY REMOVE AND REPLACE ENTIRE ENGINE, AND RETURN TO SERVICE.  OLD ENGINE IS GOING TO BE SCRAPPED DUE TO HIGH TIME.

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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