# Accident 20120728016699A: Piaggio P180, Las Vegas, NV, July 28, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2012, 09:45 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Henderson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operator: V2JA
- Location: 35.9728° N, 115.1344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9728&lon=-115.1344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N146SL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N146SL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piaggio P180 (registry code 6960204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piaggio-p180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIAGGIO P180
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,037 total, 3,465 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12FA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120728016699A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM KSAN AND LANDED AT KHND. DURING POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND, PILOTS FOUND LEFT SIDE ELEVATOR MISSING FROM AIRCRAFT. ELEVATOR WAS FOUND AT CAMARILLO, CA. AIRPORT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT HAD UNDERGONE MAINTENANCE BEFORE FLYING TO SAN DIEGO, CA. TO PICK UP THE TWO PASSENGERS FOR THE HENDERSON, NV. FLIGHT.

## 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 WPR12FA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA332), Jul 28, 2012: Piaggio P180 (N146SL), Henderson, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to properly torque the elevator attachment hardware in accordance with the maintenance manual, which led to the detachment of the elevator. Contributing to the…

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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