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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Reserve, NM · April 17, 2008

Date: April 17, 2008 · 13:40 local
Place: Reserve, NM
Airport: Reserve
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6260J
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN08LA079
Reported as: Piper PA28181
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 110 total110 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N6260JRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2015 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7690385 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On April 17, 2008 at approximately 1340 MDT, N6260J, a Piper PA-28-181 archer, was destroyed when it crashed during takeoff from runway 24 at the Reserve, NM airport. The private pilot, a member of the LLC which owned the aircraft, and two passengers received serious injuries. The aircraft departed uphill on a runway with a 2% gradient. The pilot indicated that he departed into the prevailing ground wind and at about 30 to 50 feet above the ground encountered a quartering right tailwind. The pilot was going to try to land on the remaining runway but was unable to regain control of the aircraft. The aircraft impacted the ground to the left of the runway, hit a tree, and flipped upside down. The aircraft was destroyed by a post-crash fire. The flight was being operated under 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident. The pilot planned to fly to mesa, AZ. No flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 17, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1340 MDT, N6260J, A PIPER PA-28-181 ARCHER, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 24 AT THE RESERVE, NM AIRPORT. THE PRIVATE PILOT, A MEMBER OF THE LLC WHICH OWNED THE AIRCRAFT, AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED UPHILL ON A RUNWAY WITH A 2% GRADIENT. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE DEPARTED INTO THE PREVAILING GROUND WIND AND AT ABOUT 30 TO 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND ENCOUNTERED A QUARTERING RIGHT TAILWIND. THE PILOT WAS GOING TO TRY TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY BUT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, HIT A TREE, AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY A POST-CRASH FIRE. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT PLANNED TO FLY TO MESA, AZ. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN08LA079Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportReserve, NMThe pilot's loss of aircraft control, resulting in an inadvertent stall. Contributing factors in this accident were the sudden windshift to a gusting tailwind, an uphill runway, high density altitude, the pilot's failure to use all available runwayt, and his…Apr 17, 2008 · Destroyed

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