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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Rapid City, SD · July 10, 2022

Date: July 10, 2022 · 18:10 local
Place: Rapid City, SD
Airport: Rapid City Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N478WT
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN22LA313
Reported as: Piper PA-24-260
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 325 total194 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N478WTRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4634 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

On July 10, 2022 at 6:10 pm, a Piper PA-24-260 privacy data omittedoperated by the pilot was involved in an "off field" emergency landing accident while attempting to make runway 5 at the Rapid City Regional Airport. Weather review indicated the flight was conducted under VFR conditions. No flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot was un-injured. The pilot held a private pilot?s license. The flight originated at the Rapid City Regional Airport on July 10 at approximately 1800.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 10, 2022 AT 6:10 PM, A PIPER PA-24-260 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATED BY THE PILOT WAS INVOLVED IN AN "OFF FIELD" EMERGENCY LANDING ACCIDENT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE RUNWAY 5 AT THE RAPID CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT. WEATHER REVIEW INDICATED THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VFR CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS UN-INJURED. THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT?S LICENSE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE RAPID CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT ON JULY 10 AT APPROXIMATELY 1800.

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 CEN22LA313Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRapid City, SDA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was unavailable for examination.Jul 11, 2022 · Substantial damage