# Accident 20150220002419A: Piper PA-32RT-300T, Lubbock, TX, February 20, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2015, 10:17 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Lubbock Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4856° N, 101.8128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4856&lon=-101.8128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22267, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22267-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32RT-300T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 710 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150220002419A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 20, 2015 AT 1017L, A PIPER PA-32RT-300T  AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N22267, REGISTERED TO THE PRIVATE OWNER, ABORTED THE TAKE OFF DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE AT LUBBOCK EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (F82).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL  METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, PROPELLER, AND GEAR, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM F82 ON FEBRUARY 20, 2015 AT 1017L.

## 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 CEN15LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA149), Feb 20, 2015: Piper PA 32RT-300T (N22267), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff after the airplane did not lift off as expected due to an inaccurate airspeed indication and tailwind condition, which resulted in a subsequent…

## Other reports on N22267 (2)

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

- [Incident 19900604027319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900604027319I), Jun 4, 1990: Piper PA32RT300T (N22267), Clemson, SC, Minor damage. Hard landing. Bounced and nose gear collapsed on rollout.
- [Accident 19841111061359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841111061359A), Nov 11, 1984: Piper PA32RT300T (N22267), Bloomington, IN, Substantial damage. Vacuum pump shaft failed, attitude indicator tumbled. Auto pilot pitched down short final, wing hit approach light.

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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