# Accident 19990930030939A: Piper PA18150, Telluride, CO, September 30, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: Telluride, CO
- Airport: Telluride Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9397° N, 107.8992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9397&lon=-107.8992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3799Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3799Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990930030939A

## Narrative

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

(.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^

## 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 DEN99LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA172), Sep 30, 1999: Piper PA-18-150 (N3799Z), Telluride, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: An encounter with a sudden tailwind gust windshift during landing roll, resulting in an inadvertent ground loop.

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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