# Accident 19991216037679A: Piper PA31T1, Santa Fe, NM, December 16, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1999, 15:15 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Airport: Santa Fe County Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7397° N, 105.8608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7397&lon=-105.8608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N919RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N919RD-2002-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T1 (registry code 7103126, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,098 total, 401 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991216037679A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON DECEMBER 16, 1999, AT 1515 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-31T1, N919RD, IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING INITIAL CLIMB FOLLOWING TAKEOFF FROM SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, AFTER A PARTIAL POWER LOSS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS LOCAL AREA FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91.   (.4)ON TAKEOFF DURING THE INITIATION OF A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT RAISED THE LANDING GEAR FOLLOWING LIFTOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE GROUND OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT, BOTH ENGINES WERE PRODUCING NORMAL POWER.  THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS SET AT 12 DEGREES NOSE UP VICE 3-6 DEGREES REQUIRED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS WITHIN WEIGHT AND BALANCE LIMITS. THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO IMPACT.  ACCORDING TO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER, INDUCED DRAG INCREASES DURING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION DUE TO THE LANDING GEAR DOORS BEING EXTENDED INTO THE AIR STREAM AS THE LANDING GEAR CYCLES.                                        (-23)ON DECEMBER 16, 1999, AT 1513 MST, A PIPER PA-31T, N919RD, IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING INITIAL CLIMB FOLLOWING DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 33 AT SANTA FE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SANTA FE, FOLLLOWING A REPORTED POWER LOSS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AN IFR LFLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PROPOSED FLIGHT TO JOHNSON CITY, KS.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91.

## 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 DEN00LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA030), Dec 16, 1999: Piper PA-31T1 (N919RD), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot initiating lift off at an airspeed insufficient to maintain flight and retracting the landing gear prematurely resulting in a stall mush. A factor was the pilot incorrectly setting the…

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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