# Incident 19780117003429I: Piper PA18, Colorado Spring, CO, January 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1978, 13:30 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82065, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82065) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 30 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780117003429I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IN ROLLOUT AND GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N82065 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20240815012719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240815012719A), Aug 15, 2024: Piper PA-18-150 (N82065), Arctic Village, AK, Substantial damage. Departed sheenjek river gravel strip at 18:30 local on 15 August 2024. Monitored winds prior to departure, which showed crosswind conditions of 3-6 mph with…
- [Accident 19791205035309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791205035309A), Dec 5, 1979: Piper PA18150 (N82065), Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. CFI tried to land on taxiway. Hit snow bank. No engine defects.
- [Incident 19790905034479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790905034479I), Sep 5, 1979: Piper PA18150 (N82065), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown in moderate crosswind.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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