# Accident 19940128001179A: Piper PA32301, Truckee, CA, January 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1994, 08:36 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3291° N, 120.2394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3291&lon=-120.2394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82009, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82009-1995-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 788 total, 477 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940128001179A

## Narrative

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

VEERED LEFT LANDING. LIGHT SNOW OBSCURED CENTERLINE. TRIED GO AROUND FULL FLAPS. LIFTED SETTLED. STRUCK FUEL ISLAND

## 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 LAX94LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA107), Jan 28, 1994: Piper PA-32-301 (N82009), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, DELAY IN HIS REMEDIAL ACTION, AND FAILURE TO RAISE THE FLAPS. THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY WAS A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N82009 (2)

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

- [Accident 19851204064249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851204064249A), Dec 4, 1985: Piper PA32301 (N82009), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft veered when nose wheel contacted runway. Ran off runway side into dirt. Damage to strut, firewall, cowling
- [Accident 19840520018159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840520018159A), May 20, 1984: Piper PA32301 (N82009), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Damaged nose gear, prop, engine and firewall.

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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