# Accident 19950806049489A: Piper PA28180, Englewood, CO, August 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1995, 14:05 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5794° N, 104.8592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5794&lon=-104.8592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7980W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7980W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950806049489A

## Narrative

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

(-16) THE STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT (PAUL ADESSA) CLAIMED HE WAS MAKING A NORMAL LANDING INTO CENTENNIAL AIRPORT, ENGLEWOOD, CO. ON RUNWAY 35L. HE IDENTIFIED THE TWO WHITES AND TWO REDS, MADE A SLIGHT CROSSWIND CORRECTION THEN SET DOWN BOTH MAINS AND THEN THE NOSE GEAR NORMALLY. THE PA-28-180 THEN STARTED VEERING TO THE RIGHT WHEREAS HE CORRECTED WITH LEFT RUDDER AND UPON THIS MANEUVER THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN AND OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, THE UNDERSIDE FUSELAGE AND WING TIPS. UPON EXAMINATION BY FLIGHT SERVICE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SPAR. THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT DID NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF A BRAKE FAILURE, CONTROL FAILURE OR GEAR FAILURE UPON ASSESSMENT IN SHOP. AN OBSERVER TO THIS OCCURRENCE STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS "PORPOISING" PRIOR TO LANDING AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT LINED UP ON THE CENTER LINE.

## 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 FTW95LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA333), Aug 6, 1995: Piper PA-28-180 (N7980W), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE CROSSWIND CONDITION.

## Other reports on N7980W (1)

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

- [Incident 19920604022809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920604022809I), Jun 4, 1992: Piper PA28180 (N7980W), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Wind gust blew aircraft off course on final. Bounced. Instructor took over. Landed on grass. Hit taxi light.

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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