# Accident 19991001043719A: Piper PA24250, La Junta, CO, October 1, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1999, 20:30 local time
- Place: La Junta, CO
- Airport: La Junta Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9807° N, 103.5401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9807&lon=-103.5401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6406P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6406P-2000-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991001043719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON ARRIVAL AFTER DARK AT LAJUNTA HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 08. HE ABORTED LANDING BECAUSE OF GUSTY WINDS AND CIRCLED FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT. ON BASE TO FINAL HE IMPACTED THE GROUND. HE REPORTED THAT WINDS WERE STRONG AND GUSTY AND HE THOUGHT HE HIT A DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 DEN00LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA002), Oct 2, 1999: Piper PA-24-250 (N6406P), La Junta, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain a proper altitude during final approach to landing, and his misjudgment of altitude clearances. Factors were the sudden windshift, downdraft and turbulent…

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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