# Accident 19941229043309A: Piper PA22150, Elko, NV, December 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1994, 12:35 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9510° N, 115.7906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9510&lon=-115.7906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2269Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2269Z-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 462 total, 410 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941229043309A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ON SHORT MUDDY STRIP. FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF. CLIPPED FENCE BUCKLED LANDING GEAR. NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX95LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA065), Dec 29, 1994: Piper PA-22-161 (N2269Z), Elko, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR TAKEOFF.

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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