# Accident 20091024021699A: Piper J4A, San Diego/El C, CA, October 24, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2009, 11:50 local time
- Place: San Diego/El C, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8261° N, 116.9725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8261&lon=-116.9725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24536, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24536) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J4A (registry code 7100604, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4A
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,251 total, 1 in this make and model, 157 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091024021699A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 24, 2009 AT 1150 A.M. PDT, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ALVIN C. WOOD WAS ON A FAMILIARIZATION AND TRAINING FLIGHT WITH THE AIRCRAFT OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  THEY WERE FLYING A PIPER J4A IDENTIFIED AS N24536 WHICH IS A TWO SEATER, CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT.  THE CONTROL TOWER AT GILLESPIE FIELD LOCATED IN EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA REPORTED THE VFR WEATHER TO BE: "SP 1853Z CALM 25 SCT150 A2991".  THE INITIAL ACCIDENT REPORTED SUBMITTED BY THE CONTROLLER IN THE TOWER READS: "N24536, PIPER J4A, LOST CONTROL LANDING GILLESPIE FIELD AIRPORT RUNWAY 27R, BOUNCED, NOSED OVER, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED AT 2411150.  POB: 2, INJURIES: NONE, +DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL.  (SAN FSDO) 10/24 1850Z.

## 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 WPR10CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA031), Oct 24, 2009: Piper J4 (N24536), El Cajon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The left-seat pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N24536 (4)

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

- [Incident 20120219002509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120219002509I), Feb 19, 2012: Piper J4A (N24536), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. While landing, student pilot applied excessive brakes causing the aircraft to end up on its nose. Acft sustained minor damage, specifically, acft prop…
- [Incident 19910922050349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910922050349I), Sep 22, 1991: Piper J4A (N24536), Jamul, CA. During missed approach from simulated forced landing engine failed. Landed in field and flipped over.
- [Incident 19820122040349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820122040349I), Jan 22, 1982: Piper J4A (N24536), Prescott, AZ, Minor damage. Engine power loss on sightseeing flight. Nosed over in snow on landing, conditions ideal for carburetor ice.
- [Incident 19790728012859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728012859I), Jul 28, 1979: Piper J4A (N24536), San Luis Obispo, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft nosed up due to gusty winds.

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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