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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA22 · Fort Collins/L, CO · July 20, 2009

Date: July 20, 2009 · 21:25 local
Place: Fort Collins/L, CO
Airport: Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8778D
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA464
Reported as: Piper PA22
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 220 total31 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N8778DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-160S/N 22-5966 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft has conventional landing gear. Weather observation at fnl just prior to incident: "fnl 0415Z auto 33009G20KT 10 sm vcts BKN033 OVC060 21/14 A3021" pilot landed RY15,at night, with severe thunderstorm approaching from north. Lost directional control and ground looped.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT HAS CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR. WEATHER OBSERVATION AT FNL JUST PRIOR TO INCIDENT: "FNL 0415Z AUTO 33009G20KT 10 SM VCTS BKN033 OVC060 21/14 A3021" PILOT LANDED RY15,AT NIGHT, WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING FROM NORTH. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN09CA464Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFort Collins, COThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty, crosswind conditions.Jul 21, 2009 · Substantial damage