20061231028759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Jackpot, NV · December 31, 2006

Date
December 31, 2006 · 18:39 local
Place
Jackpot, NV
Airport
Jackpot Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7769W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX07CA070
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
50 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Upgraded from an incident to an accident. The pilot stated that salt lake center stated that there were no NOTAMS for hayden field, Jackpot, NV. The pilot stated that he landed the aircraft approximately 20% to 25% down runway 33. The pilot stated that he thought there was between 5 and 8 feet wide of runway visible, plowed down to asphalt. The pilot stated that he thought the snow on the sides of the runway was packed. The pilot stated that upon landing the aircraft jerked to the right and stopped fast. Visible, known damage to the aircraft was limited to a collapsed nose gear and a bent propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPGRADED FROM AN INCIDENT TO AN ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT SALT LAKE CENTER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO NOTAMS FOR HAYDEN FIELD, JACKPOT, NV. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 20% TO 25% DOWN RUNWAY 33. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THERE WAS BETWEEN 5 AND 8 FEET WIDE OF RUNWAY VISIBLE, PLOWED DOWN TO ASPHALT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE SNOW ON THE SIDES OF THE RUNWAY WAS PACKED. THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT JERKED TO THE RIGHT AND STOPPED FAST. VISIBLE, KNOWN DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR AND A BENT PROPELLER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.