# Accident 20020113000769A: Piper PA24250, Oceano, CA, January 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2002, 14:40 local time
- Place: Oceano, CA
- Airport: Oceano County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1014° N, 120.6222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1014&lon=-120.6222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N328EJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N328EJ-2013-08-27) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020113000769A

## Narrative

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

(-19) ON JANUARY 13, 2002, ABOUT 1440 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-24-250, N328EJ, OPERATED BY THE OWNER/PILOT, LOST ENGINE POWER AND LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 29 AT THE OCEANO COUNTY AIRPORT, OCEANO, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT OCEANO ABOUT 1415. THE AIRPORT MANAGER STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE LANDED 500 TO 1,000 FEET SHORT, STOPPING ABEAM OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. (-23) ON JANUARY 13, 2002 A PIPER COMANCHE PA-24-250, N328EJ WAS ON THE DOWNWIND LEG LANDING A OCEANO AIRPORT (L52). WHEN THE PILOT MR. DAVID MALTONE PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE FIREWALL AREA AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT THEN TURNED TOWARDS THE RUNWAY BUT STRUCK THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE.

## 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 LAX02LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA065), Jan 13, 2002: Piper PA-24-250 (N328EJ), Oceano, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the separation of the mixture control cable from the mixture control arm of the carburetor. The mixture cable separation was due to maintenance personnel's failure to…

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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