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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-135 · Longmont, CO · December 27, 2000

Date
December 27, 2000 · 12:00 local
Place
Longmont, CO
Airport
Vance Brand Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N9058G
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN01LA035
Reported as
Piper PA18135
Pilot’s certificate
Student

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot said that she landed on runway 29 when she drifted off the elft side. She said that when she corrected to the right to get the airplane back on the runway, the airplane impacted a ditch whcih bent the right main landing gear. Subsequently, the right wing hit the ground and the rear spar carry thru bent.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT SAID THAT SHE LANDED ON RUNWAY 29 WHEN SHE DRIFTED OFF THE ELFT SIDE. SHE SAID THAT WHEN SHE CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT TO GET THE AIRPLANE BACK ON THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A DITCH WHCIH BENT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND AND THE REAR SPAR CARRY THRU BENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.