# Accident 20001227036589A: Piper PA18135, Longmont, CO, December 27, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2000, 12:00 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1636° N, 105.1631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1636&lon=-105.1631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9058G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9058G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001227036589A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN01LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA035), Dec 27, 2000: Piper PA-18-135 (N9058G), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to mantain directional control during landing roll.

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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