# Accident 20090723012799A: Piper PA32R301T, Colorado Sprin, CO, July 23, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2009, 12:42 local time
- Place: Colorado Sprin, CO
- Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8056° N, 104.7006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8056&lon=-104.7006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N301RT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N301RT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 930 total, 355 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA465) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090723012799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THURSDAY JULY 23, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN N301RT, A PIPER PA-32R-301T, ATTEMPTED TO DEPART COS ON 17R.  AFTER RECEIVING WEATHER WARNINGS OF TURBULENT AIR NEAR AIRPORT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STARTED HIS TAKEOFF.  AT 90 KIAS, HE LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY.  AT APPROX 75FT AGL, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENED BACK DOWN TO THE RUNWAY.  UPON A HARD LANDING AND AFTER ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY BETWEEEN A3 AND A4 AND WENT THROUGH THE GRASS TO A TAXIWAY.  DURING THIS DEPARTURE INTO THE GRASS, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND TURNED OFF THE FUEL.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE RUN UP WAS FINE WITH NO DISCREPANCIES, AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT LOSE ANY PERFORMANCE OR POWER.  HE STATED IT FELT LIKE THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED BACK DOWN TO THE RUNWAY.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THINKS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS FROM A MICROBURST DOWN DRAFT.  THESE TYPES OF DOWNDRAFTS ARE COMMON AROUND THE COS AIRPORT.

## 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 CEN09CA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA465), Jul 23, 2009: Piper PA32R (N301RT), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's low altitude encounter with windshear during takeoff.

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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