# Accident 20110905020899A: Piper PA-28-180, Buena Vista, CO, September 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2011, 18:15 local time
- Place: Buena Vista, CO
- Airport: Central Colorado Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8136° N, 106.1233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8136&lon=-106.1233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9430J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9430J-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 70 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA678](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA678) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110905020899A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 05, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 1815 MDT, A PIPER PA-28-180, N9430J,  SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE CONDUCTING AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING NEAR THE BUENA VISTA AIRPORT. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CEN11CA678](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA678), Sep 6, 2011: Piper PA-28-180 (N9430J), Buena Vista, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s diminished climb performance due to the pilot not leaning the engine mixture enough prior to takeoff in high density altitude conditions and at nearly maximum gross takeoff weight.

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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