# Accident 20190416002899A: Tubbs S/Performance Air Inc PA18-225, Centennial, CO, April 16, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2019, 11:15 local time
- Place: Centennial, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5700° N, 104.8494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5700&lon=-104.8494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N755K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N755K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tubbs S/Performance Air PA18-225 (registry code 0561857, https://openairdocs.org/model/tubbs-s-performance-air-pa18-225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C4P (registry code 42289, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c4p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TUBBS S/PERFORMANCE AIR INC PA18-225
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C4P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,231 total, 652 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190416002899A

## Narrative

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

AT TOUCH DOWN AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, PILOT CORRECTED TO RIGHT, LEFT WING CONTACTED RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT ROTATED 180 DEGREES.

## 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 GAA19CA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA211), Apr 16, 2019: Tubbs S/Performance Air PA-18-225 (N755K), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground-loop.

## Other reports on N755K (1)

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

- [Accident 20100820042469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100820042469A), Aug 20, 2010: Tubbs S/Per PA18-225 (N755K), Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. 08\20\2010 1625Z aircraft N755K was operating in the traffic pattern at Centennial Airport, Englewood, CO (kapa). The weather reported at the time was: apa sa…

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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