# Accident 20200427010359A: Piper PA-28-151, Longmont, CO, April 27, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2020, 17:34 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1636° N, 105.1622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1636&lon=-105.1622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41498, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41498) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 92 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200427010359A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (KBJC) IN BROOMFIELD, CO; FROM PERFORMING A TIME BUILDING FLIGHT. WHILE IN THE PATTERN AT KBJC THE PILOT OBSERVED THAT HE WOULD BE LANDING WITH A CROSSWIND GREATER THAN WHAT HE WAS COMFORTABLE WITH. THE PILOT AMENDED HIS CLEARANCE, DEPARTED THE PATTERN, AND FLEW NORTH TO VANCE BRAND AIRPORT, (LMO) IN LONGMONT, CO.  THE PILOT OBTAINED WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE LMO AWOS-3 WITH REPORTS OF CALM WINDS. ONCE IN THE PATTERN FOR LMO RUNWAY 11, THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE SOUTH. THE PILOT REPORT THAT RIGHT BEFORE TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 11 A GUST OF WIND TURNED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ADDED POWER BUT DID NOT COMPENSATE WITH RUDDER. THE LACK OF COMPENSATION INCREASED THE TURN TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PANICKED AND TRIED TO INITIATE A GO AROUND. AS THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CONTACTED A TAXIWAY SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE CONTACT TO THE LEFT MAIN STRUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING MAIN SPAR.

## 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 CEN20CA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA163), Apr 28, 2020: Piper PA28 (N41498), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control during a go around.

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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