# Accident 20231206020279A: Piper PA-30, Alamosa, CO, December 6, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2023, 14:26 local time
- Place: Alamosa, CO
- Airport: San Luis Valley Regional/Bergman F
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4351° N, 105.8679° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4351&lon=-105.8679&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7790Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7790Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 16,100 total, 250 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231206020279A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/06/2023 A PIPER PA30 VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 02 AT SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE EVENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4,000 FEET PAST THE END OF RUNWAY 02 DURING THE ROLLOUT PHASE OF THE LANDING. CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AT THE AIRPORT WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, CLEAR SKIES, UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITY, AND DRY RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRMAN REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS RIGHT OF CENTERLINE DURING THE ROLLOUT. AIRMAN CLAIMS TO HAVE CORRECTED TO THE LEFT BUT WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM EXITING THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT. THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AS A RESULT OF POSSIBLE IMPACT TO RUNWAY LIGHT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. ROOT CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS PILOT ERROR.

## 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 CEN24LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA055), Dec 6, 2023: Piper PA-30 (N7790Y), Alamosa, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with an excessive touchdown speed that resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.

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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