Piper PA-34-200 accident near San Dimas, CA

On October 7, 2000, a Piper PA-34-200 (airplane) was involved in an accident near San Dimas, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

October 7, 2000

Place

San Dimas, CA

Aircraft

Piper PA-34-200 · Airplane

Injuries

2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

34.149°N, 117.783°W

NTSB ID

20001212X22177

NTSB summary

1.1 HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 6, 2000, at 1938 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-34-200, N222ES, collided with mountainous terrain while executing the missed VOR-A approach procedure at Brackett Field (POC), La Verne, California. Air Desert Pacific operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was destroyed. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and the commercial single-engine instrument student sustained fatal injuries. The local instructional flight originated at POC about 1830. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area instructional flight, that included an approach into the Chino Airport (CNO), Chino, California. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. The primary wreckage was at 34 degrees 08.572 minutes north latitude and 117 degrees 47.870 minutes west longitude. The Safety Board investigator-in-charge (IIC) reviewed transcripts of recorded radio transmissions between the pilot's and various FAA Southern California air traffic control (SoCal ATC) facilities. The transcripts indicated that the pilots were in contact with Pomona Associate (POMA), Pomona Radar Sector (POMR), Riverside Radar Sector (RALR), and the POC local controller (LC). No discrepancies were noted with the IFR flight to CNO that culminated in a missed approach or the request for the VOR-A approach to POC. At 1927 POMR radar identified the accident airplane and radar vectors were issued for the VOR-A approach to POC. The POMR controller asked the pilot if he had POC ATIS information "Lima". The pilot acknowledged the call, a

Probable cause

The pilots becoming lost and disoriented during an improperly conducted IFR approach, and subsequent missed approach, that led to a collision with rising mountainous terrain. Also causal was the local controller canceling the IFR approach when the pilot specifically stated he wanted to continue the IFR approach, and the local controller, as well as sector controllers failure to issue a unsafe prox

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.