# Accident 19950827048999A: Piper PA28181, Loveland, CO, August 27, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1995, 20:15 local time
- Place: Loveland, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6504° N, 105.0298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6504&lon=-105.0298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5448F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5448F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950827048999A

## Narrative

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

(-16) PILOT LANDED IN A RUNWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONE CLOSED BY NOTAM AT NIGHT. DAMAGED RIGHT MAIN GEAR, WING AND FLAP.

## 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 FTW95LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA366), Aug 28, 1995: Piper PA-28-181 (N5448F), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO PROPERLY PLAN HIS FLIGHT AND CHECK NOTAMS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. A FACTOR WAS OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE RUNWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONE.

## Other reports on N5448F (1)

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

- [Incident 19920722033539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920722033539I), Jul 22, 1992: Piper PA28181 (N5448F), Casper, WY. Oil pressure dropped. Engine seized. Forced landing in field.

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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