19810425027159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA24250 · Denver, CO · April 25, 1981

Date
April 25, 1981 · 13:00 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Arapahoe Co
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5113P
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81DTE30
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
109 total1 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost directional control on landing. Ground looped, collapsed gear. Not endorsed for operating complex aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. GROUND LOOPED, COLLAPSED GEAR. NOT ENDORSED FOR OPERATING COMPLEX AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.