# Accident 20001006017129A: Piper PA-34-200, San Dimas, CA, October 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2000, 19:30 local time
- Place: San Dimas, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1492° N, 117.7833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1492&lon=-117.7833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222ES, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222ES-2001-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001006017129A

## Narrative

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

(-23)A/C DEPARTED BRACKET AIRPORT ON 10/06/00 ON AN IFR TTAINING FLIGHT WITH STUDENT PILOT AND CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD. DURING RETURN APPROACH INTO BRACKET FIELD PILOT DECLARED A MISSED APPROACH AND WAS NOTIFIED BY BRACKET CONTROL TOWER TO CLIMB TO 5000 FEET WITH NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RESPONSE FROM A/C N222ES. RADAR TRACKED A/C TO APPROX. 2 MILES NORTH OF BRACKETT FIELD @1700 FEET AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOST A/C FROM RADAR. AT APPROX. 0400 0N 10/07/00 A/C WRECKAGE WAS FOUND BY MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAMS IN THE LOS ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST. HAND HELD GPS AT CRASH SITE REPORTED APPROX. 2050 FEET ALTITUDE.

## 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 LAX01FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA004), Oct 7, 2000: Piper PA-34-200 (N222ES), San Dimas, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots becoming lost and disoriented during an improperly conducted IFR approach, and subsequent missed approach, that led to a collision with rising mountainous terrain. Also causal was the…

## Other reports on N222ES (4)

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

- [Accident 19900220002509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900220002509A), Feb 20, 1990: Piper PA34200 (N222ES), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Drug tail and prop strikes taxiing for takeoff. Turned to go back and more damage crossing the depression.
- [Incident 19880323014079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880323014079I), Mar 23, 1988: Piper PA34200 (N222ES), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Unable to lower nose gear. Landed nose gear up. Found an incorrectly installed bolt in nose gear centering assembly
- [Incident 19870401017419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870401017419I), Apr 1, 1987: Piper PA34200 (N222ES), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed during taxi. Nose steering limits had been exceeded by ground handlers.
- [Incident 19820903061429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820903061429I), Sep 3, 1982: Piper PA34200 (N222ES), Rialto, CA, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Pilot stated gear was down for landing. Gear lever down after landing. No gear defects.

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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