# Accident 20060612016059A: Piper PA28150, Antonito, CO, June 12, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2006, 14:20 local time
- Place: Antonito, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0762° N, 106.0103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Antonito, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0762&lon=-106.0103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5843W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5843W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-150 (registry code 7102804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060612016059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER DEPARTING ALAMOSA, COLORADO, THE PILOT WAS CLIMBING TO AN ALTITUDE OF 10,500'. WHEN REACHING 10,000' HE ENCOUNTERED A STRONG AND PERSISTENT DOWN DRAFT FORCING HIM INTO A RIDGE AT AN ELEVATION OF 9,350'. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING, THE MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEARS WERE TORN OFF. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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