# Accident 20210219006549A: Piper PA-32-260, San Pedro, CA, February 19, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2021, 11:58 local time
- Place: San Pedro, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7241° N, 118.2522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7241&lon=-118.2522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57014, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57014-2023-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (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-32-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 107 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210219006549A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N57014, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED KTOA AT APPROXIMATELY 11:47AM PST.  THE PILOT WAS IN COMMUNICATION WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TERMINAL APPROACH CONTROL (SCT TRACON).  AT 11:55:29, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS.  AFTER THE CONTROLLER ASKED ABOUT THE WHAT WAS WRONG, THE PILOT STATED, ?I HAVE AN ENGINE WOBBLE, NO RPM?S.?  ABOUT 20 SECONDS LATER THE PILOT ADDED, ?I THINK I HAVE TO MAKE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING.?  SEVERAL SECONDS LATER HIS FINAL TRANSMISSION HIS STATED THE LONG BEACH HARBOR APPEARED TO BE HIS BEST OPTION AND SAID, ? I AM GOING TO SEE IF I CAN MAKE IT.? ACCORDING TO WITNESSES AND VIDEO FOOTAGE THE PILOT MAKE A HARD BANK AND LINED UP WITH AN OPEN SPACE ON THE HARBOR GROUNDS.  DURING THE FINAL MOMENTS OF HIS DECENT NEAR HIS CHOSEN LANDING AREA A SEMI-TRUCK ROUNDED A CORNER INTO THE PILOT?S PATH.  THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AREA OF THE TRUCK FOLLOWED BY THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDING WITH A CONCRETE BARRIER SHORTLY AFTER CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, REMOVING THE LEFT WING AND COCKPIT UNDERSIDE RESULTING IN A CARTWHEEL ROTATION, ULTIMATELY LANDING ON ITS OPEN BELLY SLIDING TO A REST A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY.

## 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 WPR21FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA114), Feb 19, 2021: Piper PA-32-260 (N57014), Los Angeles, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 6 exhaust valve for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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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