# Accident 19890725028719A: Piper PA18135, Boulder, CO, July 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0200° N, 105.2506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0200&lon=-105.2506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9967Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9967Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 40 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890725028719A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED THE TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN89LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA179), Jul 25, 1989: Piper PA-18-135 (N9967Q), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE WING.

## Other reports on N9967Q (3)

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

- [Accident 20020602013049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020602013049A), Jun 2, 2002: Piper PA18135 (N9967Q), Payette, ID, No damage. (-23) On landing (calm wind) a gust of wind came up from the right causing the aircraft to weather cock to the right of center line into the wind. The pilot…
- [Incident 20000312001369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000312001369I), Mar 12, 2000: Piper PA18135 (N9967Q), Boise, ID, Minor damage. (-23) Instructor and student practicing touch and goes for tail wheel converson. Student inadvertently had left brake depressed on landing. Skid marks on…
- [Accident 19961012032249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961012032249A), Oct 12, 1996: Piper PA18135 (N9967Q), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft ground looped on landing.

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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