# Accident 20120115000319A: Piper PA-32RT-300, Angel Fire, NM, January 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Angel Fire, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4219° N, 105.2897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4219&lon=-105.2897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N513CW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N513CW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32RT-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,217 total, 161 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120115000319A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 15, 2012 AT 4:00 PM MST, N513CW, A PIPER PA-32RT-300, CRASHED AT THE ANGEL FIRE, NM AIRPORT DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE ATP RATED PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. 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 CEN12CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA140), Jan 15, 2012: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N513CW), Angle Fire, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane during the takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions.

## Other reports on N513CW (1)

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

- [Incident 19901028065279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901028065279I), Oct 28, 1990: Piper PA32RT300 (N513CW), Isle, MN, Minor damage. Landed on wet grass runway. Turned around to taxi back for takeoff and skidded off 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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