# NTSB FTW81DQD07: Piper PA-34, N22382, Columbus, NM, October 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1980
- Place: Columbus, NM · COLUMBUS, NM
- Location: 31.8274° N, 107.6423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8274&lon=-107.6423&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DQD07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2690  80/10/25   COLUMBUS,NM         PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 520
        TIME - 1720                    N22382              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STOCKYARDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TX                  COLUMBUS,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH BRUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22382](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22382-2017-11-16), registration cancelled 2017-11-16, S/N 34-7870459, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stockyards

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801025063409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801025063409A), Oct 25, 1980: Piper PA34200, Columbus, NM, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to swerve and run off end of runway,causing substantial damage.

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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