# Incident 19991225041799I: Piper PA28160, El Monte, CA, December 25, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1999, 11:56 local time
- Place: El Monte, CA
- Airport: El Monte Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0746° N, 118.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Monte, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0746&lon=-118.0291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5287W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5287W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,650 total, 726 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991225041799I

## Narrative

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

(-5) PILOT ABORTED TAKE-OFF AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE AND ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. AND THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. INVESTIGATION IS IN PROCESS OF POSSIBLE AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES.

## Other reports on N5287W (1)

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

- [Incident 19900308012429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900308012429I), Mar 8, 1990: Piper PA28160 (N5287W), Natrona Heights, PA. Engine failed. Switched tanks and applied carburetor heat with no result. Forced landing on highway.

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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