# Accident 20020915025519A: Piper PA24260, Rock Springs, WY, September 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2002, 13:25 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Rock Springs Sweetwater Count
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5900° N, 109.0592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5900&lon=-109.0592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8822P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8822P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02FA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020915025519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY 21 WHEN THE PASSENGER ALERTED HIM TO A BE-1900 AIRLINER ROLLING OUT AFTER TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY 27. TO AVOID RUNNING INTO THE AIRLINER AT THE POINT WHERE THE RUNWAYS CROSSED THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND, CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT, STALLED AND SETTLED INTO TERRAIN OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT MOVEMENT AREA.

## 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 DEN02FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02FA105), Sep 15, 2002: Piper PA-24-260 (N8822P), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight crew of the Beech and the pilot of the Piper's failure to attain proper clearance from the other during their respective landings. Factors contributing to the accident were the crew's and…

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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