# NTSB FTW73DQD06: Piper PA-24, N8920P, Alpine, TX, September 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1972
- Place: Alpine, TX · ALPINE, TX
- Location: 30.3639° N, 103.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpine, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3639&lon=-103.6645&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168194
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DQD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DQD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3926   72/9/1    ALPINE,TEX          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2000
        TIME - 2025                    N8920P              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 425 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTUDA RANCH STRP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANGELO,TEX              ALPINE,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- USED AUTO LIGHTS ON UNLIGHTED STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8920P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Altuda Ranch Strp

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.

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