# Incident 19810429037259I: Piper PA22150, Reno, NV, April 29, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Stead
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6682° N, 119.8764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/STEAD (RTS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6682&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4771A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4771A-1990-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810429037259I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TOUCH AND GO LANDING WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO WING AND ELEVATOR TIPS.

## Other reports on N4771A (1)

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

- [Accident 19871031061529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871031061529A), Oct 31, 1987: Piper PA22150 (N4771A), San Jose, CA, Destroyed. Unable to climb out of a blind canyon. Hit trees while trying to turn around. Ground impact destroyed aircraft.

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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