# Accident 20200925020239A: Piper PA-32-300, Silver Springs, NV, September 25, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2020, 19:45 local time
- Place: Silver Springs, NV
- Airport: Silver Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4018° N, 119.2541° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4018&lon=-119.2541&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4132W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4132W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (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-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,132 total, 242 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200925020239A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT DURING LANDING IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND HE THOUGHT THE AIRCRAFT WAS SINKING INTO THE GROUND. THE PILOT DID NOT REDUCE POWER BUT HEADED TOWARDS THE TAXI RAMP AND HIT SOMETHING. HE THOUGHT IT WAS A HOLE BUT DISCOVERED HE HAD HIT A TAXI WAY SIGN WITH THE LEFT OUTBOARD WING TIP CAUSING THE WING TO BE DEFLECTED REARWARDS.

## 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 WPR20LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA322), Sep 26, 2020: Piper PA32-300 (N4132W), Silver Springs, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a nighttime landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a sign.

## Other reports on N4132W (1)

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

- [Incident 19920708029629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920708029629I), Jul 8, 1992: Piper PA32300 (N4132W), Lovelock, NV. Smoke in cabin. Electrical system secured. Continued to destination. Found exhaust manifold had broken.

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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