# Accident 19990606021589A: Piper PA18, Glenwood Spring, CO, June 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1999, 16:15 local time
- Place: Glenwood Spring, CO
- Airport: Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5409° N, 107.3297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5409&lon=-107.3297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N897SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N897SP-2017-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C4P (registry code 42289, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c4p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990606021589A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 6, 1999, AT 1617 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-18, N897SP, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE LANDING AT GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO. THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PAR 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HEBER, UTAH, APPROXIMATELY 1200. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THE PILOT IN THE BACK SEAT HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE FROM A REPAIR FACILITY AND WAS FERRYING THE AIRPLANE TO HIS HOME BASE IN THE COMPANY OF THE FACILITY'S CHIEF PILOT. THE CHIEF PILOT, SEATED IN THE FRON TSEAT, WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND SINCE THE OWNER-PILOT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND, WHEN THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 14, IT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING. (-23)LOST CONTROL OF A/C ON LANDING ROLL.  A/C HIT VAN, TRUCK AND SNOW PLOW BLADE.  DAMAGE SUBSTANTIAL.  NO INJURIES.

## 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 DEN99LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA097), Jun 6, 1999: Piper PA-18 (N897SP), Glenwood Sprngs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control. A related factor was the gusty quartering tailwind.

## Other reports on N897SP (3)

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

- [Accident 20080606838659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080606838659A), Jun 6, 2008: Piper PA18 (N897SP), Quinhagak, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The accident occurred on Friday, June 6, 2008 at about 1910 LCL time, 15 miles to the southwest of Quinhagak, AK. A trooper airplane saw the column of…
- [Incident 20050814021249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050814021249I), Aug 14, 2005: Piper PA18 (N897SP), Clark Fork, MT, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot states he lost power while flying at approximately 500 feet over the Clark Fork south of frenchtown, Montana. The pilot then set up for an approach…
- [Accident 19820620024199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820620024199A), Jun 20, 1982: Piper PA18 (N897SP), Hobart, IN, Substantial damage. Engine quit during steep climb after takeoff. Aircraft crashed into trees during emergency landing.

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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