# Accident 20000708010469A: Piper PA18150, Erie, CO, July 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2000, 10:00 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Tri-County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0202° N, 105.0398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0202&lon=-105.0398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4785F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4785F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000708010469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT TERRY WAS CHECKING PILOT MAINERO OUT IN THE GLIDER CLUB'S TOW PLANE AND DURING LANDING MAINERO LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT TERRY TOOK CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT BUT IT WAS TOO LATE AND AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DAMAGING THE WING.

## 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 DEN00LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA126), Jul 8, 2000: Piper PA-18-150 (N4785F), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Aircraft control was not possible by the flight instructor due to the inadequate maintenance adjustment of the tail wheel steering system by maintenance personnel. Factors were the inadequate…

## Other reports on N4785F (3)

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

- [Accident 20190923013579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190923013579A), Sep 23, 2019: Piper PA-18-150 (N4785F), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. The PIC stated that on September 23, 2019 at approximately 1400 local, he had a stabilized approach to runway 08 at kbdu in Boulder, CO. The pilot stated and…
- [Accident 20150316003149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150316003149A), Mar 16, 2015: Piper PA-18-150 (N4785F), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. On 03/16/2015 at 0815 hrs MDT,N4785F a Piper PA-18-150 was damaged when the aircraft left the runway an impacted a berm. Single pilot was uninjured. Weather at…
- [Accident 19990701007999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990701007999A), Jul 1, 1999: Piper PA18150 (N4785F), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. Acft flipped over on landing, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)no narrative

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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