# Accident 20050210002369A: Piper PA28161, Carefree, AZ, February 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2005, 14:13 local time
- Place: Carefree, AZ
- Airport: Bartlett Dam Heliport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: I6ZS
- Location: 33.6394° N, 111.0567° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6394&lon=-111.0567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N973EL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N973EL-2006-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 72 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050210002369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PRIVATE PILOT ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FROM RYN TO INW AND RETURN. WEATHER WAS CHECKED BY PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR BEFORE TAKEOFF. AFTER LANDING AT IAW PILOT AGAIN CHECKED WEATHER AND CALLED HIS SCHOOL DISPATCH AND SPOKE TO AN INSTRUCTOR REFERENCE THE WEATHER. AS PER THE INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VFR FOR THE TIME AND AREA OF OPERATION. PILOT DEPARTED INW, ENROUTE THE PILOT CONTACTED THE PRC FSS FLIGHT WATCH FOR AN UPDATE ON WEATHER. PILOT ENCOUNTERED UNFORECASTED WEATHER ENROUTE AND ELECTED TO LAND ON A PRIVATE PAVED AIRPORT (AZ51). DURING TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT HAD EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED. DRIFTED OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY LEFT MAIN GEAR SINK DOWN INTO THE SOFT MUD. LEFT MAIN GEAR SHEARED OFF BOTH WINGS IMPACTED LARGE BOULDERS AND CACTUS. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. NO ADDITIONAL CAUSAL FACTORS AT THIS TIME.

## 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 LAX05CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA093), Feb 10, 2005: Piper PA-28-161 (N973EL), Roosevelt, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

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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