# Accident 20041124034269A: Piper PA22160, Prescott, AZ, November 24, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2004, 15:30 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6504° N, 112.4281° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6504&lon=-112.4281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9827D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9827D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041124034269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ REVEALED HE HAD 3.5 HRS IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT. ATTEMPTED TAKE-OFF, BECAME AIRBORNE, AND DECIDED HE WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE. DECIDED TO LAND ON REMAINING RUNWAY. DEPARTED RUNWAY, DAMAGED LT WING AND LT ELEVATOR.

## 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 LAX05LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA040), Nov 24, 2004: Piper PA-22-160 (N9827D), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout. A contributing factor in the accident was the pilot's unfamiliarity with the airplane.

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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