# Accident 20120801015859A: Piper PA-18-150, Falcon, CO, August 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2012, 14:45 local time
- Place: Falcon, CO
- Airport: Meadowlake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9458° N, 104.5700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9458&lon=-104.5700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7808Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7808Z) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total, 310 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA522](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA522) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120801015859A

## Narrative

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

ON 8/1/2012, N7808Z INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER LANDING AT MEADOWLAKE AIRPORT. 1 SOB, NO INJURIES,  VFR CONDINTIONS 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 CEN12LA522](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA522), Aug 1, 2012: Piper PA18 (N7808Z), Peyton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during taxi in gusting wind conditions.

## Other reports on N7808Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19950527049459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950527049459A), May 27, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N7808Z), Westcliffe, CO, Substantial damage. (-16) On may 27, 1995, at 1510 mountain daylight time aircraft was towing a glider and as aircraft lifted off of runway 31 it encountered a severe wind gust…

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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