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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Rifle, CO · April 20, 2008

Date
April 20, 2008 · 09:15 local
Place
Rifle, CO
Airport
Garfield County Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7417W
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW08CA124
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
491 total400 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot was landing at Rifle, CO (ril) in a gusty crosswind and landed hard, lost directional control and damaged the right wing substantially.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING AT RIFLE, CO (RIL) IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND AND LANDED HARD, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT WING SUBSTANTIALLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.