# Accident 19910519016389A: Piper PA18180, Elbert, CO, May 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1991, 13:55 local time
- Place: Elbert, CO
- Airport: Black Forest Glider Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2205° N, 104.5306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2205&lon=-104.5306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3182Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3182Z) (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 PA18180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910519016389A

## Narrative

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

RETURNING FROM GLIDER TOW. GUST RAISED WING ON FLARE. USED FULL OPPOSITE AILERON BUT DRAGGED WING. WENT UP ON NOSE.

## 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 DEN91LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA075), May 19, 1991: Piper PA-18-180 (N3182Z), Elbert, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAY IN COMPENSATING FOR WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE: HIGH WINDS AND A 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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