# Accident 20090222000979A: Piper PA28235, Colorado Sprin, CO, February 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2009, 12:30 local time
- Place: Colorado Sprin, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- 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: N9487W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9487W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 150 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090222000979A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 22, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1235 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME A PIPER PA 28-235 SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N9487W, LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 15 AT MEADOW LAKE AIRPORT, CO., (K00V) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD.  BOTH WERE NOT INJURED.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH ABOUT 500 FT ABOVE THE GROUND AND THE ENGINE QUIT.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE FIELD NORTH OF THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED ABOUT 100 FT THEN WENT OVER A BLACKTOP ROAD STRIKING TWO BARB WIRE FENCES, STOPPING JUST BEFORE THE RUNWAY 15 THRESHOLD.  BOTH WING TANK WERE RUPTURE FROM STRIKING THE FENCE.  MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS SKIN, AND FLAPS.

## 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 CEN09LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA171), Feb 22, 2009: Piper PA-28C-235 (N9487W), Falcon, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel management.

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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