30.3639° N, 103.6645° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpine, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 23, 1995 · 09:00 local
Place
Alpine, TX
Airport
Alpine Casparis Paris
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6813B
Reported as
Piper PA22150
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total500 in this make and model
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.
Narrative: engine quit on takeoff. Aircraft made hard landing on airport. The landing gear and propeller were damaged. Investigation revealed magneto switch failed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT MADE HARD LANDING ON AIRPORT. THE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED MAGNETO SWITCH FAILED.