# Accident 20000810004949A: Ft Collins, CO, August 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2000, 10:30 local time
- Place: Ft Collins, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2993° N, 105.0808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2993&lon=-105.0808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99DF (not matched to a registry record)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000810004949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SINGLE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM LOVELAND AIRPORT (3V5) AND LANDED ON A FRIENDS GRASS AIRSTRIP 9 MILES SW. UPON TAKEOFF CROSSWINDS HAD PICKED UP AND A/C DRIFTED RIGHT AND UPON CORRECTION THE LEFT WING STRUCK A WATER IRRIGATION PUMP. THE A/C BEGAN SPINNING OFF THE GRASS STRIP STRIKING OTHER IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT IN THE FIELD DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING AND FUSELAGE. THE LANDING GEAR WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN THE RUTTED FIELDS. THE A/C CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED YARDS FROM INITIAL IMPACT WITH ENGINE RUNNING. PILOT SHU DOWN ENGINE. PILOT SUSTAINED A MINOR CUT ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

## 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 DEN00LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA147), Aug 10, 2000: Fisher Glastar GS-1 (N99DF), Berthoud, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance during takeoff. A factor was the irrigation equipment.

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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