# Accident 20060812017819A: Piper PA23160, Santa Fe, NM, August 12, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2006, 08:21 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Airport: Santa Fe County Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6169° N, 106.0894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6169&lon=-106.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N245TB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N245TB-2012-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 10 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060812017819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 12, 2006, AT 0821 MDT, A PIPER PA-23-180 "GERONIMO" (RAYJAY CONVERSION) (N245TB) REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ; AND OPERATED BY ITS NEW OWNER, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                             SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF ON RWY 02 AT SANTA FE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SAF), SANTA FE, NM. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHICH WAS ATTEMPTING TO ORIGINATE FROM SANTA FE. THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND HIS COMMERCIALLY RATED PASSENGER WERE 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 DEN06LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA113), Aug 12, 2006: Piper PA-23-160 (N245TB), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper decision to continue the attempted takeoff when Vx airspeed was not obtained, and failure to abort the takeoff during ground roll which resulted in an impact on the remaining…

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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