40.8966° N, 117.8059° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WINNEMUCCA MUNI (WMC), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 17, 1989 · 12:00 local
Place
Winnemucca, NV
Airport
Winnemucca Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6078M
Reported as
Piper PA60602P
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540A1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,500 total1,500 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine surged on takeoff run. Aborted and stopped off end of runway.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE SURGED ON TAKEOFF RUN. ABORTED AND STOPPED OFF END OF RUNWAY.