# Accident 19970530013979A: Piper PA34200T, Santa Teresa, NM, May 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1997, 09:24 local time
- Place: Santa Teresa, NM
- Airport: Santa Teresa Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8408° N, 106.6801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8408&lon=-106.6801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36275, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36275-1999-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,755 total, 59 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970530013979A

## Narrative

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

(.4)WITNESSES AT THE AIRPORT OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 28. THEY REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD, PORPOISED 3 OR 4 TIMES, AND DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC), THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT SEAT, WHO WAS REPORTED TO HOLD AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATING, APPLIED FULL POWER AFTER ANNOUNCING 'LETS GO AROUND.' THE POWER IN THE RIGHT ENGINE 'WAS SLOW TO DEVELOPE, WHICH INSTANTLY SKEWED THE AIRPLANE OFF THE RUNWAY.'  THE PIC STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS AT ABOUT 5 FEET OFF THE GROUND AS 'HE REDUCED THE POWER TO THE GOOD ENGINE.'  THE PIC ADDED THAT THE AIRSPEED WAS AT OR NEAR VMC, AND 'THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO ROLL AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT POSSIBLE.'  THE PIC REPORTED THAT HE 'PULLED BOTH ENGINES BACK AND FLARED.'  IN THE RECOMMENDATION BLOCK OF A PILOT/OPERATOR REPORT, THE PIC RECOMMENDED 'NOT ATTEMPTING [A] FULL THROTTLE GO-AROUND UNTIL BOTH ENGINES ARE CONFIRMED OPERATIONAL, OR FAR ABOVE VMC.'                      (-23) ON MAY 30, 1997 AT 0920 MDT A PIPER PA-34-200T, N36275, OWNED BY TRACY WINSLOW 1010 INDUSTRIAL RD., BOULDER CITY NV 89005, CRASHED CAUSING SUBST ANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A GO-AROUND ON RWY 28 AT SANTA TERESA, NM., DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE ATP PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SANTA TERESA ON MAY 30, 1997 AT APPROX. 0900 MDT.

## 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 FTW97LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA214), May 30, 1997: Piper PA-34-200T (N36275), Santa Teresa, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's (PIC's) inadequate supervision of the flight by allowing the pilot-rated passenger to attempt a go-around (aborted landing) without maitaining minimum control speed (VMC),…

## Other reports on N36275 (1)

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

- [Incident 19920110027809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920110027809I), Jan 10, 1992: Piper PA34200T (N36275), Big Bear, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft landed long and fast. Departed end of runway and impacted a snow berm. Downgraded to incident.

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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