# Accident 20031012027439A: Piper PA28140, Las Cruces, NM, October 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2003, 14:08 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Las Cruces International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2894° N, 106.9219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2894&lon=-106.9219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N891GP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N891GP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 485 total, 11 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031012027439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 12, 2003, AT 1408 MDT, A PIPER PA-28-140, N891P, REGISTERED TO ROME SHERROD II, COLLIDED WITH FOLIAGE ON LANDING AT LAS CRUCES AIRPORT, LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN CANCELLED WITH THE FLIGHT CONTINUING WITH VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTILLY DAMAGED BUT THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT AMARILLO, TEXAS ON OCTOBER 12, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 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 DEN04LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA009), Oct 12, 2003: Piper PA-28-140 (N891GP), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the CFI's failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around resulting in an inadvertent stall/mush and impact with terrain. Contributing factors include the CFI's inadequate supervision, 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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