# Accident 20080704841059A: Piper PA22, Colorado Sprin, CO, July 4, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2008
- Place: Colorado Sprin, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9456° N, 104.5697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9456&lon=-104.5697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1264C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1264C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O290
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080704841059A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON 07/04/2008 A PIPER PA-20 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT MEADOW LAKE AIRPORT HAD THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAIL ON LANDING, FOLLOWED BY GROUNDLOOP DAMAGING THE LEFT WING AND PROP. ALSO RIGHT AFT LOWER LONGERON BENT NEAR TAILWHEEL SPRING, ALSO TAILWHEEL SPRING RETAINING STRAP BENT.

## 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 DFW08CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA181), Jul 4, 2008: Piper PA-22/20 (N1264C), Peyton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Landing gear collapse during the landing roll for undetermined reasons.

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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