# Accident 20050909021179A: Piper PA28R201T, Dunsmuir, CA, September 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2005, 18:30 local time
- Place: Dunsmuir, CA
- Airport: Dunsmuir Municipal/Mott Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2631° N, 122.2719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2631&lon=-122.2719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N391TM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N391TM-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total, 73 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050909021179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS TAKING OFF WITH A SLIGHT TAILWIND. AT APPROXIMATELY MIDFIELD, HE NOTICED THAT HIS AIRSPEED WAS ONLY APPROXIMATELY 45 KNOTS, SO HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. HE COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON TIME AND WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 LAX05CA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA293), Sep 10, 2005: Piper PA-28R-201T (N391TM), Dunsmuir, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff.

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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