# Accident 20241117020859A: Piper PA-32-300, Pomona, CA, November 17, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2024, 11:05 local time
- Place: Pomona, CA
- Airport: Brackett Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0915° N, 117.7716° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0915&lon=-117.7716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N617ET, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N617ET) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,765 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241117020859A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 17, 2024, ABOUT 1110 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-32-300, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR POMONA, CALIFORNIA.

THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT (APV), APPLE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF BRACKETT FIELD AIRPORT (POC), LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA.

WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 10 MILES FROM POC, HE CONTACTED THE POC AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (ATCT), AND THE CONTROLLER INSTRUCTED HIM TO ENTER THE RIGHT DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 26R.

SHORTLY AFTER, THE CONTROLLER REVISED HIS INSTRUCTIONS AND INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO ENTER RUNWAY THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ON THE BASE LEG FOR RUNWAY 26R.

THE PILOT PERFORMED PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST ITEMS AND OBSERVED NO ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.

THE CONTROLLER CLEARED THE PILOT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 26R AND AFTER HE HAD TURNED ONTO FINAL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER.

THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, CHECKED THE FUEL BOOST PUMP, HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE ENGINE POWER.

HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A ROAD WEST OF THE POMONA FAIRPLEX,

HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED INTO A PARKING LOT AND STRUCK MULTIPLE UNOCCUPIED VEHICLES BEFORE IT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ABOUT 1,000 FT FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 26R.

BOTH WINGS, FUSELAGE, AND STABILATOR WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

THE WRECKAGE WAS RECOVERED TO A SECURE FACILITY FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

## 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 WPR25LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA039), Nov 17, 2024: Piper PA32-300 (N617ET), Pomona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during final approach for reasons that could not be determined.

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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