# Accident 20210624008109A: Piper PA-28-180, Ft Collins, CO, June 24, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2021, 20:13 local time
- Place: Ft Collins, CO
- Airport: Northern Colorado Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4518° N, 105.0113° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4518&lon=-105.0113&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9277J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9277J-2023-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 388 total, 118 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210624008109A

## Narrative

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

CFI WAS AT THE CONTROLS FOR A 20 KNOT CROSSWIND LANDING.  A SUDDEN LEFT TO RIGHT GUST OVERCAME THE CORRECTIONS.  A SUDDEN LEFT YAW WHILE DRIFTING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY.  LEFT WING STRUCK GROUND FIRST FOLLOWED BY ENGINE RESULTING IN CARTWHEEL.  DAMAGE TO ALL OF AIRCRAFT WAS A RESULT.  NO POST CRASH FIRE.  NO INJURY'S.

## 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 CEN21LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA291), Jun 25, 2021: Piper PA-28-180 (N9277J), Loveland, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing flare and subsequent attempted go-around with a strong quartering crosswind.

## Other reports on N9277J (1)

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

- [Incident 19861022077369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861022077369I), Oct 22, 1986: Piper PA28180 (N9277J), Clarksville, MD, Minor damage. Aircraft landed long and ran off the end of the sod strip. Pilot passed a reexamination flight test.

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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