# Accident 20011224036849A: Piper PA28RT201, Prescott, AZ, December 24, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2001, 08:55 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6200° N, 112.4198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6200&lon=-112.4198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3023K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3023K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011224036849A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON DECEMBER 24, 2001, AT 0855 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28RT-201, N3023K, FAILED TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 21L AND SETTLED BACK ONTO A TAXIWAY AT ERNEST A. LOVE FIELD, PRESCOTT, ARIZONA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND WAS DESTINED FOR SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PILOT HAD FILED A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN; HOWEVER, THE FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT YET BEEN ACTIVATED. ACCORDING TO AIRPORT STAFF PERSONNEL WHO RESPONDED TO THE SCENE, "MOST OF THE WING SURFACES" WERE COVERED WITH 1/8- TO 3/8-INCH OF SNOW AND ICE. (-23) PRIOR TO DEPARTING ON VFR FLIGHT PILOT FAILED TO COMPLETELY CLEAN ALL ICE, FROST AND SNOW FROM AIRCRAFT WINGS, CONTROL SURFACES AND STABULATOR. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE AND CLIMBING TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 80 TO 100 FEET THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND GEAR UP.

## 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 LAX02LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA054), Dec 24, 2001: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N3023K), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate removal of snow and ice from the surfaces of the airplane before takeoff.

## Other reports on N3023K (3)

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

- [Accident 20240308002149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240308002149A), Mar 8, 2024: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N3023K), Allentown, PA, Substantial damage. The pilot mismanged his power on approach, landed short of runway 6, struck several lights, and resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft.
- [Incident 20171111019099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171111019099I), Nov 11, 2017: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N3023K), Fairfield, NJ, Minor damage. N3023K, a PA-28RT-201, was in the pattern at the caldwell airport, completing multiple touch and go's to runway 4. This was a training flight with a student…
- [Incident 20051106028059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051106028059I), Nov 6, 2005: Piper PA28RT201 (N3023K), Houston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft departed axh and landed at brehnam airport at 1:00 p.m. during pre-landing checks, the pilot could not confirm that the gear down lights were…

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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