# Accident 20061207026069A: Piper PA28180, Colorado Spring, CO, December 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2006, 17:15 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9344° N, 104.5669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9344&lon=-104.5669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6487J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6487J-2007-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,090 total, 60 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061207026069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING NIGHT PROFICIENCY FLIGHT DOING PATTERN WORK ENGINE FAILED. THEONLY OCCUPANT BEING THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING TOWARDS A ROAD AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWERLINE THEN CAME TO REST IN A TREE APPROXIMATELY 15' ABOVE THE GROUND ADJACENT TO JUDGE ORR ROAD WHICH DEFINES THE AIRPORT PROPERTY OF MEADOWLAKE AIRPORT WHICH WAS THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT.

## 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 DEN07CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA035), Dec 8, 2006: Piper PA-28-180 (N6487J), Falcon, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of power due to carburetor icing. Contributing factors were weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing, unsuitable terrain available on which to make a forced landing and the tree.

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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