# Accident 20040108000479A: Piper PA18150, Glade Park, CO, January 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: Glade Park, CO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0028° N, 108.7103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0028&lon=-108.7103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57534, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57534) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040108000479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT DUE TO FOG IN GRAND JUNCTION. ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS BACK DUE TO DEEP SNOW.

## 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 DEN04LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA042), Jan 8, 2004: Piper PA-18-150 (N57534), Glade Park, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision. Contributing factors include the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing and the snow covered terrain.

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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