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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Fort Collins, CO · June 15, 2000

Date: June 15, 2000 · 08:00 local
Place: Fort Collins, CO
Airport: Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Arp
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4948L
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN00LA112
Reported as: Piper PA28180
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N4948LRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-4317 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The student pilot was attempting a takeoff from runway 15 at fnl. According to the student pilot he lost directional control during acceleration, skidded sideways departed the runway and ground looped the aircraft. Damage occurred to the nose gear and both wings and the propeller. The student pilot was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 15 AT FNL. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING ACCELERATION, SKIDDED SIDEWAYS DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE NOSE GEAR AND BOTH WINGS AND THE PROPELLER. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN00LA112Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLoveland, COThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff roll. A factor was lack of recent experience.Jun 15, 2000 · Substantial damage