# Accident 20010408006469A: Piper PA24250, Telluride, CO, April 8, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2001, 14:30 local time
- Place: Telluride, CO
- Airport: Telluride Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9402° N, 107.8996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9402&lon=-107.8996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7736P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7736P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010408006469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C ROTATED NORMALLY. PILOT RETRACTED GEAR AT APPROX. 50-75 FEET TO INCREASE FORWARD SPEED. PILOT THEN SUDDENLY ENCOUNTERED A STRONG DOWN DRAFT FORCING A/C BACK DOWN TO NORTH END OF RUNWAY. PILOT POINTED NOSE BACK TOWARDS RUNWAY AND LANDED ON BELLY WITH GEAR UP AS THERE WAS NO TIME TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY AND A/C SLID TO STOP.

## 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 DEN01LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA083), Apr 8, 2001: Piper PA-24-250 (N7736P), Telluride, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during initial climb. Factors include the gusty wind and high density altitude conditions.

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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