# Accident 20000615010989A: Piper PA28180, Fort Collins, CO, June 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2000, 08:00 local time
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Airport: Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Arp
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4098° N, 105.0695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4098&lon=-105.0695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4948L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4948L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000615010989A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN00LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA112), Jun 15, 2000: Piper PA-28-180 (N4948L), Loveland, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff roll. A factor was lack of recent experience.

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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