# Accident 20050814018949A: Piper PA22150, Reno, NV, August 14, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2005, 08:40 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6672° N, 119.8761° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6672&lon=-119.8761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6045D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6045D) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 82 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050814018949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 26. AFTER FOURTH LANDING THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ABOUT HALF WAY BETWEEN THE 3000 AND 4000 FEET REMAINING SIGNS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE DIRT ON ITS NOSE AND LEFT WING TIP. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE INCLUDED A BENT FIREWALL AND PROPELLER AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AFT SPAR, THE RIGHT WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE, THE CENTER SECTION SPAR ABOVE THE CABIN, AND THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE. ASOS WEATHER REPORT INDICATED AT 0841 PDT THE VISIBILITY WAS 10 STATUTE MILES, THE TEMPERATURE WAS 71 DEGREES AND THE WINDS WERE 170 DEGREES AT 3 KNOTS. THE PILOT, AND SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 LAX05CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA268), Aug 14, 2005: Piper PA-22-150 (N6045D), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind gust and failure to maintain lateral and directional control during the landing flare.

## Other reports on N6045D (1)

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

- [Incident 19901011059739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901011059739I), Oct 11, 1990: Piper PA22150 (N6045D), Westcliff, CO. Landed on highway and taxied to an inn parking lot. Refused to present certificates. No pilot and medical outdated.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.