# Accident 19960924046989A: Piper PA28151, Colorado Spring, CO, September 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1996, 20:20 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9428° N, 104.5699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOW LAKE (FLY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9428&lon=-104.5699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41369, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41369) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA401) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960924046989A

## Narrative

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

(-16) THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND HIS FEMALE PASSENGER DEPARTED MEADOWLAKE AIRPORT (00V) EARLIER THAT EVENING FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA. WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE STORMS IN THE VICINITY OF 00V, HE ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD. HE WAS UNAWARE OF A RECENT CHANGE IN THE RADIO FREQUENCY THAT ACTIVATES THE RUNWAY LIGHTS AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING IN THE DARK, WITH ONLY THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING LIGHT. AS A RESULT, HE LANDED BETWEEN RUNWAY 15 AND ITS PARALLEL TAXIWAY, BOUNCING BACK INTO THE AIR, THEN IMPACTING THE GROUND A SECOND TIME, THEN CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW96LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA401), Sep 25, 1996: Piper PA28-151 (N41369), Falcon, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure by the pilot to select suitable terrain for landing. Factors were inadequate preflight planning and preparation for the flight by the pilot by failing to check NOTAMS and failing to use…

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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