# Accident 19930511013289A: Piper PA30, Denver, CO, May 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1993, 17:05 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Front Range Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7504° N, 104.6006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7504&lon=-104.6006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7198Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7198Y-1993-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,460 total, 95 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930511013289A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN IN A CRAB ANGLE. CFI TOOK OVER TRIED GO AROUND. STALLED. STRUCK WING TEE.

## 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 DEN93LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA055), May 11, 1993: Piper PA-30 (N7198Y), Watkins, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: THE STUDENT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TOUCHDOWN ALIGNMENT, AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION.

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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