# Accident 19990831042799A: Piper PA28180, Colorado Spring, CO, August 31, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1999, 12:15 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0300° N, 104.4793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0300&lon=-104.4793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5172L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5172L-2013-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990831042799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR

## 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 DEN99LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA156), Aug 31, 1999: Piper PA-28-180 (N5172L), Peyton, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control resulting in inadvertent stall/mush during initial climb following takeoff. Factors were the unfavorable, sudden windshift conditions, the high density altitude, and the…

## Other reports on N5172L (1)

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

- [Accident 19740620020689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740620020689A), Jun 20, 1974: Piper PA28180 (N5172L), Lakeside, NE, Substantial damage. Aftr droppng package plt pulld acft up. Too low for recovery.

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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