# Incident 20050718026949I: Piper PA28161, El Cajon, CA, July 18, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2005, 17:45 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field Airport
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2525Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2525Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050718026949I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING (IN THE PATTERN DOING TOUCH AND GO'S), ONE OF THE CYLINDER HEADS BLEW OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO PERSONS.  THERE WAS NO APPARENT CAUSE FOR THIS FAILURE AND THE CYLINDER WAS SENT TO THE SAN ANTONIO MIDO FOR EVALUATION.  IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SENT TO THE NTSB IN WASHINGTON FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.  AT THE TIME THAT THIS INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED, THE NTSB WAS STILL CONDUCTING THEIR INVESTIGATION.  THIS INCIDENT WAS CLOSED DUE TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM FAA MANAGEMENT.

## Other reports on N2525Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19981013036969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981013036969I), Oct 13, 1998: Piper PA28161 (N2525Y), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. (-5) While PA-28, N2525Y, was holding on taxiway "c", short of taxiway "k", the aircraft encountered jet blast from a B757 that was taxiing on taxiway "a" into…
- [Incident 19950728026309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950728026309I), Jul 28, 1995: Piper PA28151 (N2525Y), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Engine quit turning off runway. Crew was about to tow aircraft when fire erupted. Put out by afd. Burned alt belt.

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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