# Accident 20190103000109A: Piper PA-18-135, Longmont, CO, January 3, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2019, 13:15 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1642° N, 105.1636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1642&lon=-105.1636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89018, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190103000109A

## Narrative

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

HAVE WRITTEN STATEMENT ON POLICE REPORT STATING THAT THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED A DRIFT ON TOUCHDOWN WHICH CAUSED A GROUND LOOP AND LEFT HAND MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE.

## 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 GAA19CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA117), Jan 3, 2019: Piper PA 18-135 (N89018), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N89018 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860531041429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860531041429I), May 31, 1986: Piper L21B (N89018), Adrian, MI, Minor damage. Struck a taxiway light while attempting to position aircraft for a glider tow.

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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