# NTSB Accident CEN12LA229
> **PIPER PA-34-200T** · 2012-04-04 · San Marcos, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN12LA229
- **Event ID:** 20120405X40552
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-04-04
- **Location:** San Marcos, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.892778, -97.863052
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-34-200T
- **Registration:** N1162X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to ensure that he was aware of the NOTAM describing the runway closure,  which resulted in a landing on the closed runway and subsequent collision with a barrier. Contributing to the accident was the failure of air traffic control personnel to include the runway closure information on the recorded ATIS information, which the pilot had listened to prior to landing.

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