# Accident 20110413005949A: Piper PA-38-112, Colorado Spring, CO, April 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2011, 12:08 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9406° N, 104.5686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9406&lon=-104.5686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N107WC-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112
- Reported engine: LYCOMING L-0-235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,222 total, 382 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110413005949A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/13/2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 LOCAL, N107WC A PA-38 AIRPLANE CRASHED UPON LANDING AT MEADOW LAKE AIRPORT, COLORADO.  ONE SOLE ABOARD,  NO INJURY.  AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 CEN11CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA284), Apr 13, 2011: Piper PA38 (N107WC), Peyton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N107WC (2)

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

- [Incident 19950226007569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950226007569I), Feb 26, 1995: Piper PA38112 (N107WC), St Paul, MN, Minor damage. Narrative: student pilot making touch and go landings at lake Elmo (21D) MN. When pilot advanced power aircraft drifted to left. He did not correct in time to…
- [Accident 19800113001479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800113001479A), Jan 13, 1980: Piper PA38112 (N107WC), Fergus Falls, MN, Substantial damage. Student pilot landed in severe crosswind. Lost control of aircraft in wind-induced skid.

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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