# Incident 20200727014339I: Piper PA-24-250, San Clemente, CA, July 27, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2020, 12:47 local time
- Place: San Clemente, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4491° N, 117.6131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Clemente, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4491&lon=-117.6131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5799P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5799P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540-A1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 643 total, 320 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200727014339I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 27, 2020, AROUND 12:47 PDT A PIPER MODEL 24-250 MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON INTERSTATE 5 SOUTHBOUND LANES ABOUT .77 MILES SOUTH OF BASILONE ROAD OVERPASS IN SAN CLEMENTE, CA. DURING CLIMB OUT FROM SNA AIRPORT THE PILOT NOTICED THE OIL TEMPERATURE STEADILY RISING TOWARDS REDLINE AND SHORTLY AFTER PASSING REDLINE THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE OR INJURIES REPORTED OR OBSERVED.

## Other reports on N5799P (1)

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

- [Incident 19980624041639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980624041639I), Jun 24, 1998: Piper PA24250 (N5799P), Put In Bay, OH. (-5) Gear-up landing-pilot indicated he did not extend landing gear.

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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