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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Lamesa, TX · January 14, 2022

Date: January 14, 2022 · 19:35 local
Place: Lamesa, TX
Airport: Lamesa Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6916D
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN22LA108
Reported as: Piper PA-22-150
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,964 total669 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N6916DRegistration cancelled Dec 3, 2022 · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-4833 · Built 1957 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On January 14, 2022, at 1935 CDT, a

Tri-pacer PA-22-150, bearing registration number N6916D,privacy data omitted, crashed in a field ten miles east of Lamesa, TX (luv) airport. The aircraft departed addison, TX (ADS) airport heading to lea county regional airport (hob) in hobbs, NM. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time, and a no VFR flight plan was filed. The pilot flew into the terrain. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the certificated private pilot suffered minor scrapes. The flight originated from lea county regional airport (hob) in hobbs, NM on January 14, 2022, at 1012 MST.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 14, 2022, AT 1935 CDT, A

TRI-PACER PA-22-150, BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N6916D,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED IN A FIELD TEN MILES EAST OF LAMESA, TX (LUV) AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ADDISON, TX (ADS) AIRPORT HEADING TO LEA COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (HOB) IN HOBBS, NM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT FLEW INTO THE TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR SCRAPES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LEA COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (HOB) IN HOBBS, NM ON JANUARY 14, 2022, AT 1012 MST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN22LA108Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLamesa, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain during a descent that resulted in an impact with terrain.Jan 15, 2022 · Substantial damage