# Accident 19940218002659A: Piper PA23250, Las Vegas, NV, February 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1994, 20:45 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Henderson Sky Harbor Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N303AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303AT-2000-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 696 total, 25 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940218002659A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT TOO HIGH AND FAST. CFI TOOK OVER. SECOND TRY SAME.CFI TOOK OVER LANDED FAST OVERRAN RUNWAY.FOLDED NOSE GEAR

## 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 LAX94LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA127), Feb 19, 1994: Piper PA-23-250 (N303AT), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CFI'S IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION BY FAILING TO GO-AROUND INSTEAD OF LANDING, THE CFI'S EXCESSIVE TOUCHDOWN SPEED, AND HIS FAILURE TO OBTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. THE DUAL STUDENT'S INITIAL…

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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