# Accident 20170917022419A: Piper PA-28-161, El Cajon, CA, September 17, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2017, 13:45 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8222° N, 116.9703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8222&lon=-116.9703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2587X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2587X-2019-11-29) (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 PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,479 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170917022419A

## Narrative

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

SAN DIEGO ? GILLESPIE FIELD, CA (SEE): N2587X, P28A, PERFORMING PATTERN WORK, TOUCH AND GOES ON 27L, GILLESPIE FIELD. AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN WHEN CLEARED TO LAND 27L. DURING DESCENT AND TURNING RIGHT BASE, AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, PILOT / CO-PILOT MADE ATTEMPTS TO PUMP THE THROTTLES REPEATEDLY, VERIFIED FUEL BOOST PUMPS WERE ON, SWITCHED TANKS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, CHECKED MAGS AND PUMPED THE PRIMER TO SEE IF THERE WAS CHANGE. AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE EAST / SOUTHEAST OF AIRPORT.

## 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 WPR17LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA208), Sep 17, 2017: Piper PA 28-161 (N2587X), El Cajon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice during descent for landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat.

## Other reports on N2587X (1)

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

- [Incident 20121202027769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121202027769I), Dec 2, 2012: Piper PA-28-161 (N2587X), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. N2587X a Piper PA28-161, hit a taxi way sign after landing. Student was attempting to exit the runway after landing and the propeller hit the taxiway sign.…

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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