# Incident 20101124052289I: Piper PA-15, Dalhart, TX, November 24, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2010, 11:45 local time
- Place: Dalhart, TX
- Airport: Dalhart Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0225° N, 102.5474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALHART MUNI (DHT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0225&lon=-102.5474&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4123H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4123H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-15 (registry code 7101502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-15
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,025 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101124052289I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 24, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:45 CST , N4123H, A PIPER PA-15 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 21 AT DALHART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DHT) ON A FLIGHT TO THE BOX BAR CATTLE CO. RANCH. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF THE ENGINE FAILED TO PRODUCE FULL RPM.  THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY DEVELOP 2200-2300 RPM AND HE ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT EXECUTED A LEFT TURN , RE ENTERED THE PATERN WHILE MAINTAINING 500 FT OF ALTITUDE, AND LANDED ON THE RAMP AREA WEST OF RUNWAY 21. DURING TAXI THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE RAMP AND CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## Other reports on N4123H (2)

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

- [Accident 20200608008109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200608008109A), Jun 8, 2020: Piper PA-15 (N4123H), Lancaster, TX, Substantial damage. The accident flight was conducted by a newly certificated private pilot with tail wheel endorsement. The pilot was practicing take offs and landings, staying…
- [Accident 19800914041519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800914041519A), Sep 14, 1980: Piper PA15 (N4123H), Ft Sumner, NM, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel approaching destination. Crash landed during night emergency landing. Gas gauge inaccurate.

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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