19870820046999A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-11 · Longmont, CO · August 20, 1987

Date
August 20, 1987 · 09:45 local
Place
Longmont, CO
Airport
Longmont Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4700M
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87LA223
Reported as
Piper PA11
Reported engine
Continental C9012F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,094 total3 in this make and model4 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 control of aircraft on landing rollout. Veered off runway. Struck a VASI light and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ROLLOUT. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. STRUCK A VASI LIGHT AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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