# Accident 20190624005719A: Piper PA-24-250, Greeley, CO, June 24, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2019, 17:00 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Greeley-Weld County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4375° N, 104.6333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4375&lon=-104.6333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5866P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5866P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 395 total, 54 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190624005719A

## Narrative

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

ON 6/24/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:00 HRS (MDT), N5866P, SN 24-949, PIPER PA-24-250,   PILOT TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 28 AT GREELEY AIRPORT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.  AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND WENT OFF RUNWAY ROTATING RIGHT FOR 270 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON GRASS FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.  NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT.

## 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 CEN19LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA183), Jun 24, 2019: Piper PA24 (N5866P), Greeley, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in failure of the right main landing gear and a subsequent loss of control.

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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