# Accident 20010614016449A: Piper PA46350P, Stockton, CA, June 14, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 14, 2001, 09:23 local time - Place: Stockton, CA - Airport: Stockton Metropolitan - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 37.8833° N, 121.2414° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8833&lon=-121.2414&mi=10 - Aircraft: N70SL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70SL-2002-08-20) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA207) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010614016449A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JUNE 14, 2001, AT 0923 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-46-350P, N70SL, EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING CLIMB OUT AT THE STOCKTON METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AFTER IT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING AN ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT/OWNER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DEPARTING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT TO CONDUCT EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TRAINING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC) INTERVIEWED THE CFI. THE CFI STATED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO CONDUCT RECURRENT TRAINING, TO INCLUDE ENGINE FAILURES. ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, THE CFI REDUCED THE THROTTLE ON CLIMB OUT, ABOUT 700 FEET AGL. THE STUDENT CONTINUED THE CROSSWIND TURN TO THE DOWNWIND LEG AND SETUP FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 11L. WHEN IT APPEARED THAT THEY WOULD MAKE THE RUNWAY, THE STUDENT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND SELECTED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS DOWN. THE CFI NOTED THAT ABOUT 4 OO FEET AGL, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO SINK RAPIDLY AND HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO FULL POWER. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A CORRESPONDING POWER INCREASE WHEN HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE. THEY SET THE AIRPLANE UP FOR BEST GLIDE, AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE CFI STATED THAT THEY MADE A TURN TO THE LEFT TO AVOID A WORK CREW AND A BLAST FENCE. WHEN THEY TURNED, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A LIGHT STANDARD POLE. THE AIRPLANE LANDED SIDEWAYS AND SLID ACROSS THE HIGHWAY WHERE IT WENT INTO A DITCH, ROLLED OVER ON ITS RIGHT WING, AND THEN CARTWHEELED INTO A FENCE. THE CFI STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN REFUELED WITH 120 GALLONS BY THE OWNER IN HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA, THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT. THE OWNER LANDED ABOUT 0730, AND RECURRENT TRAINING BEGAN ABOUT 0911. (-23) AFTER REQUESTING AND RECEIVING APPROVAL FROM SCK ATC FOR AN ENGINE OUT SIMULATION, THE PILOT AND CFI TOOK OFF 29L CLIMBING TO 700' AGL, PLANNING ON RETURNING TO 11L. THEY BEGAN CROSS WIND TURN AT 700' AGL AND MADE THE FIRST POWER REDUCTION FROM 42 N. MAP TO 35 IN. CONTINUING TO REDUCE POWER, AND REVERSING COURSE, THE PILOT WAS ADVISED TO SELECT GEAR AND FLAPS DOWN, ALLOWING AIRSPEED TO BLEED. AT 400' AGL THE CFI ADVISED THE SINK RATE WAS TOO GREAT FOR CROSSING THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 11L. UPON ADVANCING THE THROTTLE TO THE FORWARD MOST POSITION, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE POWERPLANT. CONTINUING WITH A GLIDE APPROACH TO AVOID A STALL/SPIN EVENT, THEY MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT TO PREVENT HITTING THE BLAST WALL AND A GROUND CREW WORKING NEAR THE AREA. MAINTAINING 80 KIAS THROUGHOUT THE DESCENT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LIGHT STANDARD WITH THE LEFT WING, YAWED LEFT CROSSING ARCH ROAD, HITTING TWO CYCLONE FENCES, ENDING UPSIDE DOWN 30 FEET FROM THE ROAD. ## 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 LAX01FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA207), Jun 14, 2001: Piper PA-46-350P (N70SL), Stockton, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the inadequate supervision of the flight by the CFI for allowing a simulated emergency maneuver to continue below an altitude which… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.