# Accident 19990724045029A: Piper PA22150, Limon, CO, July 24, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1999, 09:00 local time
- Place: Limon, CO
- Airport: Limon Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2599° N, 103.6800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2599&lon=-103.6800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4540A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4540A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990724045029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAXI OUT AFTER REFUELING, PILOT AND COPILOT NOTICED THE WIND SOCK TO INDICATE A LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND ESTIMATING TO BE ABOUT 3-4 M.P.H. AND INDICATING A CROSSWIND. AFTER TAKEOFF AND ABOUT 50 FEET IN THE AIR, THE A/C STARTED TO "SAG" (OWNER FIGURES THEY PICKED UP A TAIL WIND). THE FLAPS HAD BEEN RETRACTED ONE NORTCH, THE PILOT THEN PUT THE FLAPS DOWN AND BEGAN A RIGHT TURN, THEN A LEFT TURN AND DROPPED THE A/C ON THE GROUND TO PREVENT THE A/C FROM HITTING A DITCH.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 DEN99LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA128), Jul 24, 1999: Piper PA-22-150 (N4540A), Limon, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of the wrong runway for takeoff. Factors were a direct tailwind and high density altitude that deteriorated the airplane's climb capability, and unsuitable terrain on which to…

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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