# Accident 20050916023509A: Piper PA32301, Reno, NV, September 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2005
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Tahoe International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5092° N, 119.7689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5092&lon=-119.7689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8063T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8063T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 196 total, 97 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050916023509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 16L AT RENO, NV (RNO), THE PILOT FAILED TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT IN STRONG CROSSWIND CONDITIONS AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A SIGN. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX05CA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA307), Sep 16, 2005: Piper PA-32-301 (N8063T), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors to the accident were the gusting quartering tail wind conditions.

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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