# Accident 20160825009249A: Piper PA-18-150, Colorado Spring, CO, August 25, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2016, 13:30 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Usaf Academy Afld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9733° N, 104.8200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9733&lon=-104.8200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66898, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66898) (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: 29,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160825009249A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 25, 2016  AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA-18-150 GROUND LOOPED AFTER EXPERIENCING A LARGE GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT DURING A LANDING ROLL OUT AT THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (USAFA) AIRFIELD IN COLORADO SPRINGS, CO.

## 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 CEN16LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA348), Aug 25, 2016: Piper PA 18-180 (N66898), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after encountering a wind gust during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N66898 (1)

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

- [Accident 20250703007889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250703007889A), Jul 3, 2025: Piper PA-18-150 (N66898), Meeker, CO, Substantial damage. Flight instructor was instructing student on take off and landings in an conventional gear aircraft. The aircraft bounced and started veering to the left. The…

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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