# Accident 20100706039659A: Piper PA32-301FT, Albuquerque, NM, July 6, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2010, 08:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0372° N, 106.6056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0372&lon=-106.6056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106C-2023-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA32-301FT (registry code 7103300, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa32-301ft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D (registry code 41598, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1g5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32-301FT
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 872 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA375) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100706039659A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 6, 2010 AT 0800 MDT, N106C, A PIPER PA-32-301FT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 8 AT ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL.  THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SIGN DENOTING THE LOCATION OF A RETRACTABLE ARRESTING CABLE 1000 FEET FROM THE WEST END OF RUNWAY 8. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THREE PASSSENGERS WERE UNINJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.  THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN10CA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA375), Jul 6, 2010: Piper PA32 (N106C), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.

## Other reports on N106C (1)

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

- [Accident 20141016020069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141016020069A), Oct 16, 2014: Piper PA32-301FT (N106C), Winona, MS, Substantial damage. During takeoff pilot aborted after MFD displayed red x. pilot run off left side of runway striking fence.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.