# Accident 20220710011989A: Piper PA-24-260, Rapid City, SD, July 10, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2022, 18:10 local time
- Place: Rapid City, SD
- Airport: Rapid City Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0442° N, 103.0788° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0442&lon=-103.0788&mi=10
- Aircraft: N478WT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N478WT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (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-24-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 194 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220710011989A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN22LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA313), Jul 11, 2022: Piper PA-24-260 (N478WT), Rapid City, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was unavailable for examination.

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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