# Accident 19990216014869A: Piper PA28180, Colorado Spring, CO, February 16, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1999, 13:20 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8299° N, 104.8098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8299&lon=-104.8098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8804J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8804J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990216014869A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON FEBRUARY 16, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 1320 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-180, N8804J, OPERATED BY PIKES PEAK PILOT CENTER OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A SIGN AFTER IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLL AT COLORADO SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED APPROXIMATELY 50 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THIS WAS HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 17R, THE NOSE AND RIGHT WHEEL BEGAN TO SKID. HE APPLIED BRAKES, AND DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN, DAMAGING THE WING AND PROPELLER.                    (-23)STUDENT PILOT ON 2ND SOLO FLIGHT WAS ATTEMPTING A FULL STOP LANDING AT COLORADO SPIRNGS AIRPORT.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 17R, THE NOSE AND THE RIGHT WHEEL BEGAN TO SKID.  HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE.  THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A RUNW AY SIGN WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER. VMC CONDITIONS, NO INJURIES.  CFI INDICATED THAT THE STUDENT LANDED WITH THE RUDDER AND NOSE WHEEL SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER.  ON TOUCHDOWN A NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY BEGAN AND THE STUDENT PILOT DID NOT CORRECT PROPERLY.  THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PROPERLY ENDORSED FOR THE FLIGHT.  HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY APPRECIABLE DIFFICULTIES PREVIOUS TO SOLO.

## 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 DEN99LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA041), Feb 16, 1999: Piper PA-28-180 (N8804J), Colorado Sprngs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing touchdown. A factor was the sign.

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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