# Accident 20060220002259A: Piper PA28235, NM, February 20, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2006, 07:20 local time
- Place: NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6100° N, 107.1000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6100&lon=-107.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9149W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9149W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 641 total, 519 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060220002259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 20, 2006, AT 0720 MST, A PIPER PA-28-235 OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING WEST OF RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK A SAND BERM ON THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. THE PILOT, THE HOLDER OF A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND INSTRUMENT RATINGS, WAS NOT INJURED. THREE PASSENGERS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT WERE ALSO 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 DEN06LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA040), Feb 20, 2006: Piper PA-28-235 (N9149W), Torreon, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The jammed magneto drive gear and the fractured camshaft gear, which resulted in the total engine failure. A factor contributing to the accident was the unsuitable dirt road on which the pilot had to…

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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