# Accident 20090809016939A: Piper PA28R200, Gerlach, NV, August 9, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2009, 09:15 local time
- Place: Gerlach, NV
- Airport: Soldier Meadow Nr 1
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3825° N, 119.1697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3825&lon=-119.1697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32105, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32105-2010-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 594 total, 323 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA401) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090809016939A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON AUGUST 9, 2009, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PA-28R-200, ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM SOLDIER MEADOWS (NV06).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 175 LBS UNDER THE GROSS WEIGHT OF 2650 LBS.  DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE IN APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES OF WEEDS.  AFTER 2790 FEET OF TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OVER A SERIES OF WHITE PAINTED TRUCK TIRES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN SWERVED LEFT, CROSSING THE RUNWAY, AND DEPARTING THE LEFT SIDE CAUSING THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS INCURRED TO BOTH WINGS, LANDING GEAR, EMPENNAGE, AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.  AERONAUTICAL CHARTS SHOW THE STRIP TO BE 4000 FEET IN LENGTH.  ACTURAL MEASUREMENT OF THE STRIP REVEALED THAT 3090 FEET WERE USABLE TO THE WHITE TIRE MARKERS, WITH ANOTHER 1041 FEET AVAILABLE TO THE FENCE RESULTING IN A TOTAL DISTANCE OF 4131 FEET.  TAKEOFF WAS INITIATED WITH 300 FEET OF RUNWAY BEHIND HIM AND ONLY 2790 FEET LEFT TO THE WHITE TIRE MARKERS USED TO PRESUMABLY MARK THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR09LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA401), Aug 9, 2009: Piper PA-28R-200 (N32105), Gerlach, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delay in aborting the takeoff, resulting in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N32105 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880915038979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880915038979A), Sep 15, 1988: Piper PA28R200 (N32105), Gray, GA, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Hit fences landing in a field. Found cylinder valve rocker shaft missing. Suspect malicious tampering.

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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