# Accident 20220319003999A: Piper PA-28-151, Descanso, CA, March 19, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2022, 16:09 local time
- Place: Descanso, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9292° N, 116.6653° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9292&lon=-116.6653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42764, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42764-2023-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (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-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220319003999A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING SOME STANDARD PRACTICE MANEUVERS WHEN HE NOTICED HIS "CLIMB RATE" WAS INSUFFICIENT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB THE AIRPLANE OUT OF A CANYON HE REALIZED HE WAS GOING TO BE UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT INITIATED AN OFF FIELD LANDING.

## 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 WPR22LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA144), Mar 19, 2022: Piper PA-28-151 (N42764), Alpine, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from rising terrain while operating in a canyon, which resulted in an impact with terrain

## Other reports on N42764 (1)

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

- [Incident 20070413006099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070413006099I), Apr 13, 2007: Piper PA28151 (N42764), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The flight instructor was giving dual instruction to a student pilot. They departed their base airport, Montgomery field in San Diego and flew to…

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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