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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-180 · Longmont, CO · March 16, 1991

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Date: March 16, 1991 · 07:37 local
Place: Longmont, CO
Airport: Vance Brand Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6863P
Reported as: Piper PA24180
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 176 total130 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N6863PRegistration cancelled May 15, 2013 · Piper PA-24-180S/N 24-1999 · Built 1960 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Ballooned on landing,lost control,left main gear went off side runway. Aircraft swerved into a snowbank.

As the FAA filed it

BALLOONED ON LANDING,LOST CONTROL,LEFT MAIN GEAR WENT OFF SIDE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SWERVED INTO A SNOWBANK.