# Accident 20040926024799A: Piper PA60601P, Denver, CO, September 26, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2004, 11:37 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9089° N, 105.1172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9089&lon=-105.1172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200FF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200FF-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,605 total, 358 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040926024799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1135 MDT, N200FF, A SMITH AEROSTAR MODEL 601P, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 29 AT THE JEFFCO COUNTY AIRPORT (BJC) BROOMFIELD, COLORADO. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT INCURRED MINOR INJURY AND HIS PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED UPON LANDING OF THIS LOCAL FLIGHT UNDER THE FLIGHT RULES OF FAR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 DEN04LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA148), Sep 26, 2004: Smith, Ted Aerostar 601P (N200FF), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision to accept a short traffic pattern and the improper flare resulting in a hard landing.

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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