# Incident 20070413006099I: Piper PA28151, San Diego, CA, April 13, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2007, 17:15 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42764, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42764-2023-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070413006099I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO A STUDENT PILOT. THEY DEPARTED THEIR BASE AIRPORT, MONTGOMERY FIELD IN SAN DIEGO AND FLEW TO FALLBROOK TO PERFORM SOME TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. AFTER A TAKEOFF AT FALLBROOK, THE CFI AND STUDENT HEARD A BANG AND SAW DAMAGE TO THE TOP OF THE RIGHT FLAP AREA. THERE WAS NO ONE AVAILABLE ON THE GROUND AT FALLBROOK TO PROVIDE OBSERVATION TO THE CONDITION OF THE AIRPLANE. THEY REPORTED THEY FLEW BACK TO MONTGOMERY AND ASKED THE CONTROL TOWER TO OBSERVE THEM DURING A LOW PASS TO SEE WHAT THE CONDITION OF THE AIRPLANE WAS. THE CONTROL TOWER INFORMED THEM THAT THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL WAS MISSING FROM THE RIGHT STRUT ASSEMBLY. A NORMAL LANDING APPROACH WAS PERFORMED WITH FULL FLAPS EXTENDED. THE CFI AS THE PILOT FLYING LANDED ON THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL AND KEPT THE RIGHT WING AIRBORNE UNTIL THE LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT. HE THEN ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE ON THE NOSE WHEEL AND THE REMAINING RIGHT STRUT FAIRING ASSEMBLY. THE STRUT FAIRING PREVENTED ANY OTHER PART OF THE AIRCRAFT OR PROPELLER FROM TOUCHING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE RUNWAY UNDER FULL CONTROL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGERS.

## Other reports on N42764 (1)

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

- [Accident 20220319003999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220319003999A), Mar 19, 2022: Piper PA-28-151 (N42764), Descanso, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot was conducting some standard practice maneuvers when he noticed his "climb rate" was insufficient. While attempting to climb the airplane out of a canyon…

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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