- Date
- August 13, 1985, 10:25 local (16:25 UTC)
- Place
- Ruidoso, NM
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2905BPiper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850813038479A
- Case key
- 16746
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft was 20 lbs over the max gross weight. Plt said he aborted the first takeoff due to a rough running eng. The plt performed a runup and attempted a second takeoff which was aborted again due to rough running eng. The acft ran off end of rwy and struck a ditch. The eng was examined after accident and was found to be capable of normal operation. The density alt was calculated to be 9521 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2905B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7940194
- Airframe hours
- 1,400
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wds Enterprise, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1985
- Destination
- PNX · Phoenix, AZ
- Airport
- RUI · Ruisoso, runway 18, 5,500 × 75 ft, concrete
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 400 total · 250 in this make and model · 350 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- R4I
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.