# Accident 20100807040719A: Piper PA-28-140, Reserve, NM, August 7, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2010, 12:15 local time
- Place: Reserve, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4853° N, 108.1178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4853&lon=-108.1178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4372J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4372J-2011-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100807040719A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 7, 2010 AT 12:15 MT ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP LOCATED IN WESTERN NEW MEXICO AT 33º 29' 15" N, 108º 06' 51" W, A PIPER PA-28-140 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN A PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY BOUNDARY FENCE ON TAKE OFF. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE VFR FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT) IN ARIZONA WITH ONE STOP AT NEGRITO PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN WESTERN NEW MEXICO. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CEN10LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA227), Aug 7, 2010: Piper PA-28-140 (N4372J), Glenwood, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt a takeoff from an unimproved airstrip with a high density altitude.

## Other reports on N4372J (1)

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

- [Accident 19791229035339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791229035339A), Dec 29, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N4372J), Amityville, NY, Substantial damage. Attempted landing in strong crosswind. Hit rwy nose first. Blew nose tire, bent engine mounts. Stopped on runway.

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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