# Accident 20120308004389A: Piper PA-18-150, Ft. Collins, CO, March 8, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2012, 13:10 local time
- Place: Ft. Collins, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5411° N, 104.9850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5411&lon=-104.9850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2986P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2986P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,285 total, 1,547 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120308004389A

## Narrative

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

ON 03/09/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1310 MST, N2986P, A PIPER MODEL PA-18-150 SUPER CUB AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE UPON IMPACTING TERRAIN DURING THE LANDING PHASE ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP LOCATED NEAR FT. COLLINS, CO.  THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 CEN12CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA183), Mar 8, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N2986P), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain adequate airspeed and airplane control during the go-around, which resulted in the airplane impacting trees.

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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