# Accident 20060225003539A: Piper PA28RT201T, Parker, CO, February 25, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2006
- Place: Parker, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4990° N, 104.7609° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4990&lon=-104.7609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2939V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2939V-2006-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-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 PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 495 total, 250 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060225003539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 27, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 0845 MDT, N2939V, A PIPER ARROW MODEL PA-28RT EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROPELLER OVERSPEED PROBLEM. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THE PRIVATE RATED PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED UPON LANDING. THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WAS ENROUTE TO BUENA VISTA COLORADO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE 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 DEN06LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA044), Feb 25, 2006: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N2939V), Parker, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the improper maintenance procedures resulting in the unseating of the number two main bearing. Contributing factors include the mechanic's improper troubleshooting procedures, and the pilot's…

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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