# Accident 20040903019399A: Piper PA22150, Mountain Home, TX, September 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2004, 11:40 local time
- Place: Mountain Home, TX
- Airport: Goebel Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2217° N, 99.4983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2217&lon=-99.4983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2972P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2972P-2012-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 55 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040903019399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT HAD DEPARTED LLANO AIRPORT IN VMC CONDITIONS, ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH FULL FUEL. THE PILOT HAD CONDUCTED A TOUCH AND GO AT GOEBEL FIELD ON RUNWAY 14, A GRASS STRIP. ON THE TAKEOFF PHASE OF THE TOUCH AND GO THE PILOT PULLED UP TO CLEAR TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRSPEED DECAYED TO STALL SPEED. THE AIRPLANE SANK WITH A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE AND CONTACTED THE GROUND ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND A SECOND TIME WITH THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DUG INTO THE GROUND (AN UPHILL SLOPE) AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED ON IT'S BACK AND SKID APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET. THE PILOT SHUT OFF THE FUEL SELECTOR AND MASTER SWITCH, THEN HE AND THE PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT HAND WING SPAR WAS TWISTED AND THE VERTICAL RUDDER WAS CRUSHED.

## 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 FTW04LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA231), Sep 3, 2004: Piper PA-22 (N2972P), Mountain Home, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall.

## Other reports on N2972P (1)

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

- [Incident 19851221070829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851221070829I), Dec 21, 1985: Piper STCPA22 (N2972P), Gustine, TX, Minor damage. Nosed over during forced landing after engine failed. Molded cellular carburetor float absorbs auto fuel.

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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