# Incident 20071115828549I: Piper PA34200, San Diego, CA, November 15, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2007, 10:44 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- 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: N15068, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15068-2017-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071115828549I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT SIMULATED AN ENGINE FAILURE AT ALTITUDE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, COULD NOT RESTART ENGINE. PILOT CONTACTED MONTGOMERY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER FOR LANDING CLEARANCE, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PILOT STATEMENT ATTACHED. REPORT WILL BE AMENDED WHEN PILOT APPEARS FOR LOGBOOK INSPECTION ON JANUARY 2, 2008. PILOT'S STATEMENT: ON 11-15-2007, I WAS CONDUCTING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR A COMMERCIAL MULTI ENGINE CANDIDATE IN N15068 A PA-34. MY STUDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS BRIEFED ON OEI, AND OTHER FACTORS AND CONSIDERATIONS INVOLVING OEI AND FULLY FEATHERING AND RESTARTING PROCEDURES. JUST NE OF "NESTY" INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 3500' MSL I FAILED THE PORT SIDE ENGINE USING THE MIXTURE KNOB. MY STUDENT WENT THROUGH A TROUBLE SHOOT FLOW AND THEN A SHUT DOWN FLOW, OMITTING THE SHUT DOWN OF MAGS, FUEL AND X-FEEDING. I ALLOWED MY STUDENT TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES WITH THE FEATHERED ENGINE. I THEN DID A FLIGHT CONTROL EXCHANGE AND TOLD HER TO RE-START USING THE "HOT START" CHECK LIST. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RE-START, I GAVE HER THE FLIGHT CONTROL AND ATTEMPTED A FLOODED ENGINE START AFTER NOTICING THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS "ON" THE FAILED ENGINE. THE STARTER ENGAGED MOMENTARILY AND THEN QUIT. AT THE TIME, I THOUGHT THAT TWO THINGS HAD HAPPENED. THE ENGINE WAS FLOODED AND THE SERIES WOUND STARTER MOTOR WAS OVER HEATED AND WOULD NOT CRANK. I CONSIDERED THAT I HAD THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS: 1. LOITER AT 3500' FEET IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC AREA FOR UP TO 15 TO 20 MINUTES (SINGLE ENGINE) UNTIL THE STARTER MOTOR COOLED OFF AND HOPE FOR A RESTART. 2. ASK FOR PRIORITY HANDLING, GET ON THE ILS AND LAND IT. 3. DECLARE AN EMERGENCY IF I COULD NOT GET PRIORITY HANDLING AND LAND IT. I ASKED FOR AND WAS GIVEN PRIORITY TO THE RUNWAY. I BRIEFED MY STUDENT AND SHE MADE A NEAR PERFECT SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH AND LANDING.

## Other reports on N15068 (4)

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

- [Incident 20140611008789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140611008789I), Jun 11, 2014: Piper PA-34-200 (N15068), San Luis Obispo, CA, Minor damage. Upon landing at San Luis Obispo CA the pilot in command reported that upon touchdown and landing roll the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft came to rest in the…
- [Incident 19980724041779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980724041779I), Jul 24, 1998: Piper PA34200 (N15068), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. (-5)Nose landing gear collapsed on landing. Cause was determined to be wear and improper adjustment of the nose gear downlock link.
- [Incident 19951004037129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951004037129I), Oct 4, 1995: Piper PA34200 (N15068), Neenah, WI, Minor damage. Narrative: on landing at Brennand Airport, neena, WI at approximately 11:30 a Piper pa 24-200, N15068 operated by Mr. Eckhard schwarz touched down…
- [Incident 19940504024199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940504024199I), May 4, 1994: Piper PA34200 (N15068), Neenah, WI, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Failed extend gear for landing. Gear horn inoperative.

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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