# Accident 20230720013109A: Piper PA-28-140, Elko, NV, July 20, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2023, 09:45 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Airport: Elko Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8250° N, 115.7913° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8250&lon=-115.7913&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4149J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4149J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 263 total, 141 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230720013109A

## Narrative

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

MISHAP AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON JULY 20, 2023, WITH 2 POB FROM EKO IN ELKO, NV. THE MAIN RUNWAY 24 WAS CLOSED DUE TO PAINTING BEING CONDUCTED BY ELKO CITY MAINTENANCE. PILOT HAD DONE ALL HIS PREFLIGHT DATA FOR A TAKEOFF ON THE 7,200 FOOT RUNWAY 24. HE DID NOT CHECK THE NOTAMS TO SEE THAT RUNWAY 24 WAS CLOSED. THE PILOT WAS TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY 24 RUN UP AREA WHEN HE WAS NOTIFIED THAT RUNWAY 24 WAS CLOSED AND THAT HE COULD USE RUNWAY 30 WHICH IS 2,871 FEET. THE PILOT DECIDED TO TAKE RUNWAY 30 AND EXPECTED A TAKEOFF SPEED OF 65-70 KNOTS. ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL HE REACHED 60 KNOTS AND REALIZED HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY. HE FAILED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND PULLED BACK ON THE YOLK BUT DID NOT GET ANY ALTITUDE AND STRUCK AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED ROUGHLY 20 FEET PAST THE FENCE. PILOT AND PASSENGER SURVIVED AND CALLED FOR LOCAL EMERGNECY RESCUE. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR23LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA282), Jul 20, 2023: Piper PA-28-140 (N4149J), Elko, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure adequate airplane performance before taking off from a significantly shorter runway than originally planned for.

## Other reports on N4149J (1)

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

- [Accident 19930508012739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930508012739A), May 8, 1993: Piper PA28140 (N4149J), Reedley, CA, Substantial damage. Landed crab angle. Attempted go around. Veered off left side runway. P factor and wind not compensated.

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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