# Accident 20181027020959A: Piper PA-28R-201, Hobbs, NM, October 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2018, 19:40 local time
- Place: Hobbs, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6822° N, 103.2211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6822&lon=-103.2211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6899C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6899C-2021-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 180 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19CA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181027020959A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 27, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1940 MST, N6899C, A PIPER PA-28R IMPACTED THE TERRAIN 3.5 MILES EAST OF HOBBS AIRPORT (KHOB), HOBBS, NEW MEXICO.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 30.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.   AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CARLSBAD AIRPORT (KCNM) CARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO ON OCTOBER 27, 2018 AT 1915 MST.

## 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 CEN19CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19CA017), Oct 28, 2018: Piper PA28R (N6899C), Hobbs, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect altimeter setting during the night visual approach, which resulted in a controlled flight into terrain.

## Other reports on N6899C (2)

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

- [Accident 20011028030629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011028030629A), Oct 28, 2001: Piper PA28R201 (N6899C), Lapeer, MI, No damage. (-23) Pilot and instructor was practicing takeoff and landings on hard surface runway 18 which were performed successfully. They then transitioned to the grass…
- [Incident 19821002064039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821002064039I), Oct 2, 1982: Piper PA28R201 (N6899C), Beckley, WV. Pilot had complete electrical failure. Found starter solenoid relay, p/n 99130-02,still engaged. Replaced the relay

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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