# Incident 20220413005339I: Piper PA-22-108, Henderson, NV, April 13, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2022, 17:14 local time
- Place: Henderson, NV
- Airport: Henderson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0397° N, 114.9819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henderson, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0397&lon=-114.9819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5938Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5938Z-2026-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-108
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 22 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220413005339I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 14, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1714 PDT, THE LAS VEGAS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A PART 91 AIRCRAFT INCIDENT INVOLVING A 1964 PIPER PA-22-108, REGISTRATION NUMBER N5938Z, S/N 22-9809. THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE RUNWAY WHILE LANDING AT THE HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (HND).

INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE LANDED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE AND LONG, APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD.  AFTER TOUCHING DOWN THE AIRPLANE LEFT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET OF SKID MARK FROM THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BEFORE GOING OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 40 FEET OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN GRAVEL AND DESERT TERRAIN BEFORE REENTERING THE RUNWAY.  AS THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT TILTED TO THE LEFT DRAGGING THE LEFT WING TIP ACROSS THE GRAVEL.

AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP.  THE CLOTH SKIN WAS RIPPED EXPOSING THE WING SPARS.  NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTICED.

## Other reports on N5938Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19990511043309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990511043309A), May 11, 1999: Piper PA22108 (N5938Z), Chambersburg, PA, No damage. (-23) Immediately after take-off, at approx. 150 feet (AGL), the a/c lost power and crashed off the airport (in farmer field).

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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