# Accident 19920630022749A: Piper PA32RT300, Leadville, CO, June 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1992, 15:05 local time
- Place: Leadville, CO
- Airport: Lake County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2403° N, 106.2903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2403&lon=-106.2903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N109RH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109RH-2003-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,194 total, 422 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920630022749A

## Narrative

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

PREMATURE LIFT OFF,BOUNCED AND DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY DUE GUSTY CROSSWIND. HIT A MARKER AND A TREE, SLID INTO A RAVINE.

## 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 DEN92LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA065), Jun 30, 1992: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N109RH), Leadville, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS INCLUDED: THE PILOT ALLOWING THE AIRPLANE TO LIFT OFF PREMATURELY, AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS.

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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