# Incident 20150703010069I: Piper PA-18A, Gunnison, CO, July 3, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2015, 10:00 local time
- Place: Gunnison, CO
- Airport: Gunnison-Crested Butte Regiona
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5343° N, 106.9317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GUNNISON-CRESTED BUTTE RGNL (GUC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5343&lon=-106.9317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1291C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1291C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (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-18A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,530 total, 3 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150703010069I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 3, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 HOURS MDT, N1291C, A PIPER PA-18A,  EXPERIENCED AN IN FLIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN  AND LANDED IN A GRASS FIELD ½ MILE FROM THE GUNNISON AIRPORT (GUC), GUNNISON, COLORADO. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED UPON LANDING OF THIS LOCAL FLIGHT UNDER FAR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

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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