# NTSB WPR12CA210: Piper PA-28RT-201T, N2195X, Mariposa, CA, May 5, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 5, 2012, 09:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Mariposa, CA - Coordinates: 37.506389, -120.036941 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5064&lon=-120.0369&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 15, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 83662 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR12CA210 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83662/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83662 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA210 ## Probable cause The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff, which resulted in a runway overrun. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: surface speed/braking](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28RT-201T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md?model=7102817), [All aircraft, 238 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md) - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28RT-201T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=7102817), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28RT-201T, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7102817), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Piper PA-28RT-201T, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7102817), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis During the takeoff ground roll on the 3,300-foot-long runway, the pilot observed that the airplane had not obtained adequate airspeed for liftoff. The pilot aborted the takeoff but was unable to stop the airplane before it overran the runway end and impacted a ditch. The airplane sustained damage to the landing gear and to both wings. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures. ## Factual narrative During takeoff ground roll on the 3,300-foot-long runway the pilot observed that the airplane had not obtained adequate airspeed for liftoff. The pilot aborted the takeoff but was unable to stop the airplane before overrunning the runway end and impacting a ditch. The airplane sustained damage to the landing gear, and to both wings. The pilot said there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2195X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2195X-2013-08-28), registration cancelled 2013-08-28, S/N 28R-7931135, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201T - Registry model: [Piper PA-28RT-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (registry code 7102817) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28R-7931135 - Engines: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER 225 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Rocky Raynor - Registered owner: Ultra-Flex Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 30, 2011, 32 hours before - Departed: MPI, Mariposa, CA - Destination: HAF, Half Moon Bay, CA - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: MPI, Mariposa-Yosemite Airport, runway 08, 3,306 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 63; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 20, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 2,003 total, 1,835 in this make and model, 1,985 as pilot in command, 37 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 310° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: MAE, 31 nm away ## 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 20120505007969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120505007969A), May 5, 2012: Piper PA-28RT-201T, Mariposa, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported that on departure (runway 08, 3306 ft) that when he could not reach 70 KTS about 2/3 down the runway, he aborted the takeoff. Aircraft went of… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 20, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83662. 2.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40369992&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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