# Incident 20180413003629I: Piper PA-28R-201, Broomfield, CO, April 13, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2018, 12:32 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Rocky Mountain Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9205° N, 105.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9205&lon=-105.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N811MS-2022-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 20 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180413003629I

## Narrative

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

PILOT & INSTRUCTOR WERE ACCELERATING DURING T/O ROLL. PILOT WAS USED TO A/C THAT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A SPEED INTERLOCK ON THE GEAR UP LEVER. LEVER WAS MOVED TO UP POSITION AND GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT UNTIL TARGET SPEED WAS REACHED.  THE INCIDENT A/C HAD BEEN MODIFIED BY SB TO REMOVE THE SPEED INTERLOCK PROVIDING FOR DIRECT CONTROL INPUT RESPONSE.  WHEN GEAR LEVER WAS SELECTED UP PILOT DETECTED GEAR RESPONSE AND MOVED IT BACK TO DOWN POSITION PREVENTING COMPLETE GEAR COLLAPSE AND PROP STRIKE.  DAMAGE LIMITED TO RIGHT WING TIP & BENT FLAP SUPPORT BRACKET.

## Other reports on N811MS (1)

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

- [Accident 20200627015549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200627015549A), Jun 27, 2020: Piper PA-28R-201 (N811MS), Broomfield, CO, Substantial damage. On June 27th, 2020, at 2100 MST at rocky mountain metropolitan airport (kbjc), in Broomfield Colorado, airplane N811MS, a Piper PA-28R-201, experienced loss of…

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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