# Accident 20090720012379A: Piper PA22, Fort Collins/L, CO, July 20, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2009, 21:25 local time
- Place: Fort Collins/L, CO
- Airport: Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4511° N, 105.0067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4511&lon=-105.0067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8778D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8778D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 31 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA464) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090720012379A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CEN09CA464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA464), Jul 21, 2009: Piper PA-22-160 (N8778D), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty, crosswind conditions.

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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