# Accident 20001028019029A: Piper PA34200T, Fort Collins, CO, October 28, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2000, 07:30 local time
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Airport: Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Arp
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 40.5205° N, 105.1406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5205&lon=-105.1406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N238Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N238Z-2018-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001028019029A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PILOT PROCEEDED BELOW MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO FNL, AND IMPACTED TO GROUND APPROX. 600 FEET DOWN AND 500 FEET RIGHT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN01LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA007), Oct 28, 2000: Piper PA-34-200T (N238Z), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure by the pilot to follow instrument approach procedures and execute a missed approach when the runway environment was not in sight at decision height. A factor was low ceiling.

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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