# Accident 20000702009949A: Amtr P40FWARHAWK, Colorado Spring, CO, July 2, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2000, 19:30 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0296° N, 104.4797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0296&lon=-104.4797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42915, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42915-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rowley Richard J P40F WARHAWK (registry code 0566449, https://openairdocs.org/model/rowley-richard-j-p40f-warhawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR P40FWARHAWK
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000702009949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ROWLEY WAS REPORTEDLY PERFORMING A LOW FLY-BY OVER RUNWAY 33 AT MEADOW LAKE AIRPORT. OVER THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE ENGINE QUIT ROWLEY THEN MADE A LEFT TURN BACK TOWARDS RUNWAY 15 AFTER ATTAINING AL ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET TO 150 FEET, ACCORDING TO THE WITNESSES. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A POWER POLE LOCATED NEAR THE END, BUT WEST, OF RUNWAY 15 WITH A WING TIP, HIT THE GROUND AND CARTWHEELED ALONG THE DIRECTION OF THE POWER LINES, CAME TO REST AT THE SECOND POWER POLE TO THE SOUTH OF THE POLE OF INITIAL IMPACT, THEN BURNED.

## 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 DEN00LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA122), Jul 3, 2000: Rowley P-40F (N42915), Peyton, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate decision to turn back (low altitude) towards the runway for a forced landing. A contributing factor was the total loss of engine power due to a reduction gear failure.

## Other reports on N42915 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000327014869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000327014869I), Mar 27, 2000: Amtr P40FWARHAWK (N42915), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot performing three point landing. On roll out left main landing gear collapsed. Maintenance inspection revealed shrut broke in area where drag link…

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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