# Accident 20110403005709A: Piper PA-30, Ruidoso, NM, April 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2011, 13:20 local time
- Place: Ruidoso, NM
- Airport: Sierra Blanca Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 105.5300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-105.5300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7849Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7849Y-2011-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,100 total, 65 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110403005709A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 3, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 1320 MDT, N7849Y, A PIPER PA-30-160, S/N 30929, REGISTERED TO DALE A. MCCOMBS DEPARTED SRR ON A VFR FLIGHT TO 2TS6. THE PILOT REPORTED - AFTER TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY24, PIC DETERMINED BOTH ENGINES WERE PRODUCING ONLY PARTIAL POWER, WITH LOSS OF POWER BEING MORE PRONOUNCED ON LH ENGINE.  AIRCRAFT BANKED APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREES LEFT LOSING ALTITUDE AND STRUCK TERRAIN, WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, WITHIN AIRPORT BOUNDARY, JUST SOUTH OF DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 24. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN11LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA262), Apr 3, 2011: Piper PA-30 (N7849Y), Ruidoso, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The left engine's intermittent loss of power during initial climb for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the high density altitude at the time of the accident.

## Other reports on N7849Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19910109002169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910109002169I), Jan 9, 1991: Piper PA30 (N7849Y), Rolette, ND, Minor damage. Pilot did not lower landing gear and a gear up landing was made. Door not closed on departure. Returning to airport
- [Incident 19820729053639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820729053639I), Jul 29, 1982: Piper PA30 (N7849Y), Aberdeen, SD, Minor damage. Reported gear down actuated prior to landing. Landed gear up. No gear defects.

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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