- Date
- July 9, 1984, 17:02 local (23:02 UTC)
- Place
- Los Alamos, NM
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2292MPiper PA-28R-201
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840709040149A
- Case key
- 16463
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Analysis
The attempted downwind takeoff was aborted but resulted in an overrun off the end of the rwy. According to the PIC the airspeed indicator was inoperative and the brakes were well worn prior to departure. With about 1000 ft of rwy remaining the abort was initiated. The acft nose gear collapsed in the unimproved terrain and the acft slid to a stop 184 ft from the end of the rwy. Witnesses reported the wind to be from 270 degrees at 18 KTS gusting to 25 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2292M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-201
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R7837081
- Airframe hours
- 3,050
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- M & W Soociates
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 15, 1984 · 25 hours before
- Destination
- Albuquerque, NM
- Airport
- Los Alamos, runway 9, 5,400 × 120 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 436 total · 51 in this make and model · 372 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 270° at 18 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2292M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.