# Incident 20001006018929I: Piper PA24250, San Diego, CA, October 6, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2000, 10:25 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Brown Field Municipal
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5723° N, 116.9802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROWN FLD MUNI (SDM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5723&lon=-116.9802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7189P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7189P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- Pilot flight hours: 1,024 total, 637 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001006018929I

## Narrative

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

(-23)1) DURING THE INITIAL INTERVIEW WITH ^PRIVACY D^, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HE WAS OUT OF CURRENCY. HIS LAST BFR WAS IN SEPTEMBER OF 1998.  THAT WOULD HAVE MADE HIM CURRENT THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2000. THE FLIGHT IN QUESTION WAS ON OCTOBER 6, 2000.  HE WAS ISSUED A LETTER OF WARNING.  2)UPON FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH THIS AIRMEN, HE ADMITTED TO ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH HIS INSTRUMENTS.  HE STATED THAT WHEN HE GOT INTO THE CLOUDS, HE JUST LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.  HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE CONTROLLER AT SOCAL "SAVED HIS LIFE".  ^PRIVACY D^ WENT ON TO SAY THAT HE INTENDS TO FLY WITH AN INSTRUCTOR TO HONE HIS INSTRUMENT SKILLS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N7189P (2)

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

- [Incident 20170923019769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170923019769I), Sep 23, 2017: Piper PA-24-250 (N7189P), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Pilot in right seat was practicing IFR approach to okb airport, he selected gear down but did not get a green gear down light. Pilot noticed gear circuit…
- [Accident 19750928032689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750928032689A), Sep 28, 1975: Piper PA24250 (N7189P), Blacksburg, VA, Substantial damage. Intended to turn off aux fuel pump, turned off master sw.

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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