# Accident 20200410013139A: Piper PA-32RT-300T, Los Alamos, NM, April 10, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2020, 13:40 local time
- Place: Los Alamos, NM
- Airport: Los Alamos
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0708° N, 105.5589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0708&lon=-105.5589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2112A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2112A-2021-10-30) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200410013139A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 10, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:40 MDT, A PA 32, N2112A, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND FLOWN BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^,  SUFFERED A LOSS OF POWER AFTER DEPARTING LOS ALAMOS AIRPORT, NM.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN AT 11,600 FEET MSL. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED AT LEAST SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CCB (CABLE AIRPORT IN UPLAND ,CA) AND WAS ENROUTE TO MKC (KANSAS CITY, MO).

## 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 WPR20LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA121), Apr 10, 2020: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N2112A), Angostura, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots precautionary off airport landing due to an undetermined engine issue.

## Other reports on N2112A (1)

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

- [Incident 19940804033099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940804033099I), Aug 4, 1994: Piper PA32RT300T (N2112A), Austin, TX, Minor damage. Over size nose gear tire jammed doors on retract. Unable extend nose gear for landing.

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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