# Accident 20220809014349A: Piper PA-32-300, Corona, CA, August 9, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2022, 12:31 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8977° N, 117.6024° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8977&lon=-117.6024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N841AD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N841AD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 289 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220809014349A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED REDUCING THROTTLE TO CONFIGURE FOR LANDING WHILE IN LEFT DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 25 KAJO, AND THEN NOT BEING ABLE TO EFFECT INCREASED ENGINE POWER WITH NUMEROUS THROTTLE INPUTS THEREAFTER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO COVER THE DISTANCE REMAINING TO THE RUNWAY IN THE AIRCRAFT'S UNPOWERED STATE, AND ELECTED TO CONDUCT AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE 91 FREEWAY EASTBOUND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN LANES IN A PROPONDERANCE OF AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC, STRUCK ITS RIGHT WING ON ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUGHT FIRE,  STRUCK IT'S LEFT WINGTIP, SPUN TO THE RIGHT, IMPACTED A WALL, AND CAME TO REST FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EVACUATED THE BURNING AIRCRAFT AND REPORTED NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR22LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA296), Aug 9, 2022: Piper PA-32-300 (N841AD), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s partial loss of engine power during the landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in an off airport landing and subsequent fire.

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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