# Accident 20051107028379A: HIPERBIPE, Denver, CO, November 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2005, 15:30 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Front Range Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7850° N, 104.5431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7850&lon=-104.5431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N258HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N258HB-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kucklick William R HIPERBIPE (registry code 0569197, https://openairdocs.org/model/kucklick-william-r-hiperbipe) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HIPERBIPE
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1G6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 125 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051107028379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED FROM ERIE (48V) AT 14:20 ON A FLIGHT TO FTG (FRONT RANGE AIRPORT) WITH 1 PASSENGER. PILOT RECEIVED INFO Y FROM FTG, THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE 170 @ 4. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 8, UPON LANDING THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT (GROUND LOOPED) AND IT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY SIDEWAYS APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET OFF THE SOUTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 8 AND 2950 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT CAUSING THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PROP APPEARED NOT TO BE DAMAGED BUT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING WHEN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROP TO HIT THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DEMONSTRATING TO THE PASSENGER HOW TO FLY AND LANDING THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THAT HE WAS NOT PAYING ENOUGH ATTENTION TO FLYING THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE LOSS OF CONTROL OCCURRED.

## 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 DEN06CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA012), Nov 7, 2005: Kucklick Hiperbipe (N258HB), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing resulting in a impact with a runway light and ground loop.

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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