# Accident 20180823012149A: Piper PA-32R-301, Meadow Lake, CO, August 23, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2018, 12:54 local time
- Place: Meadow Lake, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9617° N, 104.5753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9617&lon=-104.5753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2880W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2880W-2020-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 667 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180823012149A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM AIRPORT (FLY) ON RUNWAY 33, GAINED APROXIMATELY 300 FEET IN ALITTUDE, PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF POWER. AIRCRAFT LANDED INTO AN OPEN FIELD APROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE NORTH AND EAST OF RUNWAY 33. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH GEAR UP. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN18LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA348), Aug 23, 2018: Piper PA32R (N2880W), Falcon, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to depart with an inoperative left magneto, which resulted in degraded climb performance in high-density altitude conditions and a subsequent emergency landing.

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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