# Accident 20100811040669A: Piper PA-18, Aspen, CO, August 11, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2010, 11:07 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2231° N, 108.8689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2231&lon=-108.8689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350CC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N350CC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,791 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA472](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA472) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100811040669A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 11, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 AM, A SINGLE ENGINE PIPER  PA-18, N350CC WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT DEPARTED RUNWAY 33 AND ENTERED INTO A GROUND LOOP.  THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR,  RIGHT WING, AND RIGHT ELEVATOR.

## 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 CEN10LA472](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA472), Aug 11, 2010: Piper PA-18 (N350CC), Aspen, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions.

## Other reports on N350CC (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20221004016709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221004016709I), Oct 4, 2022: Piper PA-18 (N350CC), Creede, CO, Minor damage. Pilot stated that the aircraft had recently undergone its annual maintenance and that the brakes were "tighter" than he was previously accustomed to. When…
- [Accident 20090810014829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090810014829A), Aug 10, 2009: Piper PA18 (N350CC), Aspen, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot taxied onto departure runway waited for wake turbulence from departing Gulfstream 5 (short delay) applied power from centerline then immediately…
- [Accident 20090712014839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090712014839A), Jul 12, 2009: Piper PA18 (N350CC), Erie, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 12, 2009 the instructor was instructing student pilot in N408RA, a remos G-3, a light sport category airplane at Erie, colrado tri-county…

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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