# Accident 20170731010249A: Piper PA-28-181, Englewood, CO, July 31, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2017, 11:57 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QZYA
- Location: 39.5719° N, 104.8481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5719&lon=-104.8481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2146R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2146R-2018-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170731010249A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/31/2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1157 MDT, N2146R, A PIPER ARCHER II LANDED AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT, ENGLEWOOD, CO AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND WING SPAR AFTER TRAVELING OFF THE RUNWAY, INTO THE GRASS PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTING AN AIRPORT SIGN AND RUNWAY LIGHT.  THE TWO OCCUPANTS, FATHER AND 7 YEAR OLD SON, SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  PER THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY THE WEATHER WAS WINDS 050 @9 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 MILES, SCATTERED CLOUDS, TEMP. 27C, DEWPOINT 05, ALT. 3030.

## 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 CEN17LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA306), Jul 31, 2017: Piper PA 28-181 (N2146R), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing.

## Other reports on N2146R (1)

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

- [Incident 19920929049739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920929049739I), Sep 29, 1992: Piper PA28181 (N2146R), Merced, CA, Minor damage. Pilot landed with a flat nose tire. Prop tips damage. Landed at wrong airport.

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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