# Accident 20100820042469A: Tubbs S/Per PA18-225, Englewood, CO, August 20, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2010, 10:25 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5686° N, 104.8428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5686&lon=-104.8428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N755K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N755K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tubbs S/Performance Air PA18-225 (registry code 0561857, https://openairdocs.org/model/tubbs-s-performance-air-pa18-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C4P (registry code 42289, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c4p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TUBBS S/PER PA18-225
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 30 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA488](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA488) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100820042469A

## Narrative

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

08\20\2010 1625Z AIRCRAFT N755K WAS OPERATING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT, ENGLEWOOD, CO (KAPA).  THE WEATHER REPORTED AT THE TIME WAS: APA SA 1653Z 30004KT 10SM FEW 085 24/06/3010.  THE PILOT WAS EXECUTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.  ON LANDING, RUNWAY 17R AFTER TOUCHING DOWN AND BEFORE BEGINNING THE TAKE OFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.  IT CAME TO REST INVERTED JUST OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 17R IN THE GRASS ADJOINING THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, SPINNER, NOSE COWLING, WINGS, STRUTS, TAIL, AND COCKPIT FRAME STRUCTURE.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CEN10CA488](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA488), Aug 20, 2010: Tubbs S/Performance Air PA18-225 (N755K), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing.

## Other reports on N755K (1)

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

- [Accident 20190416002899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190416002899A), Apr 16, 2019: Tubbs S/Performance Air Inc PA18-225 (N755K), Centennial, CO, Substantial damage. At touch down aircraft veered left, pilot corrected to right, left wing contacted runway, aircraft rotated 180 degrees.

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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