# Accident 20160516005059A: Piper PA-32R-301, Alpine, TX, May 16, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2016, 14:45 local time
- Place: Alpine, TX
- Airport: Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3842° N, 103.6836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALPINE-CASPARIS MUNI (E38), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3842&lon=-103.6836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185DX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185DX-2018-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (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-32R-301
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 275 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160516005059A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 16, 2016, AT 1445 CDT, A PIPER PA32R-301 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N185DX, REGISTERED TO SARATOGA FLYERS INC., ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT WITH REDUCED AIRCRAFT PREFORMANCE AND LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT ALPINE-CASPARIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN ALPINE, TEXAS. 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, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ALPINE-CASPARIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN ALPINE, TEXAS ON MAY 16, 2016, AT 1445 CDT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N185DX (1)

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

- [Incident 19971111043839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971111043839I), Nov 11, 1997: Piper PA32R301 (N185DX), Birmingham, AL, Minor damage. Narrative: on November 11, 1997 at 14:52 CDT a pa 32R-301 inbound to bhm from ada, ok with the intended destination being atl. Had an electrical failure and…

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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