What happened
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(.19) On September 30, 1999, approximately 1130 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150, N3799Z, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain during landing roll at Telluride Regional Airport, Telluride, Colorado. The private pilot and one passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the personal cross-country flight operating under title 14 CFR part 91. The aircraft departed montrose regional airport, montrose, Colorado, at 1050. According to the pilot, he listened to the airport's automated surface observation system (ASOS) prior to landing at Telluride. The wind was reported as being calm. He landed on runway 09 and during landing roll, the aircraft encountered a tailwind and ground looped. The airplane sustained damage to the right wing and right landing gear. (-23) prior to takeoff at montrose, CO. privacy data omitted Contacted Telluride airport for weather conditions and was told VMC and winds calm. He departed montrose, CO. At 1100 and prior to entering traffic pattern at Telluride airport, he monitored the ASOS that reported calm winds. Touchdown and intital rollout normal..however,as the tail was lowered the a/c encountereda tailwind gust and groj d looped. The airplane sustained damage to the right wing and right landing gear. No injuries to the pilot or passenger. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 1130 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-18-150, N3799Z, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING LANDING ROLL AT TELLURIDE REGIONAL AIRPORT, TELLURIDE, COLORADO. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MONTROSE REGIONAL AIRPORT, MONTROSE, COLORADO, AT 1050. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE LISTENED TO THE AIRPORT'S AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVATION SYSTEM (ASOS) PRIOR TO LANDING AT TELLURIDE. THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS BEING CALM. HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 09 AND DURING LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A TAILWIND AND GROUND LOOPED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR. (-23) PRIOR TO TAKEOFF AT MONTROSE, CO. ^PRIVACY DATA^ CONTACTED TELLURIDE AIRPORT FOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND WAS TOLD VMC AND WINDS CALM. HE DEPARTED MONTROSE, CO. AT 1100 AND PRIOR TO ENTERING TRAFFIC PATTERN AT TELLURIDE AIRPORT, HE MONITORED THE ASOS THAT REPORTED CALM WINDS. TOUCHDOWN AND INTITAL ROLLOUT NORMAL..HOWEVER,AS THE TAIL WAS LOWERED THE A/C ENCOUNTEREDA TAILWIND GUST AND GROJ D LOOPED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
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