# Incident 20040818022169I: Piper PA18125, Erie, CO, August 18, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2004, 10:30 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Tri-County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0403° N, 105.0383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erie, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0403&lon=-105.0383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1334A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1334A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040818022169I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF AT ERIE 48V. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A RUNWAY SIGN BREAKING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N1334A (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19961109035019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961109035019A), Nov 9, 1996: Piper PA18125 (N1334A), Westcliffe, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped over on landing.
- [Accident 19810901053959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810901053959A), Sep 1, 1981: Piper PA18125 (N1334A), Buffalo, MT, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed immediately after takeoff. Pilot unable to recall events of accident.

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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