# Accident 19960428009459A: Piper PA24180, Carlsbad, NM, April 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, NM
- Airport: Cavern City Air Trml
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3991° N, 104.2302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3991&lon=-104.2302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7256P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7256P-1997-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 524 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960428009459A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN ON A GO AROUND. BLAMED STRONG DOWNDRAFT. LANDED FLAT SANDY AREA BEYOND END OF RUNWAY. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH TO CNM, RWY 32, HE NOTICED THAT THE WIND DIRECTION HAD CHANGED AND HE DECIDED TO DO A GO AROUND TO RWY 3. AS HE TURNED FOR RWY 3, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LOSE ALTITUDE. HE APPLIED FULL POWER BUT STILL COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND THEN DECIDED TO LAND IN OPEN FIELD CLOSE TO AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO PILOT AND THREE PAX.

## 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 FTW96LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA187), Apr 28, 1996: Piper PA-24-180 (N7256P), Carlsbad, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors relating to the accident were: the sudden windshift and/or windshear.

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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