# Accident 20210827015089A: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG, Grandy, CO, August 27, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2021, 13:39 local time
- Place: Grandy, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0898° N, 105.9160° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0898&lon=-105.9160&mi=10
- Aircraft: N522LG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N522LG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG (registry code 5150011, https://openairdocs.org/model/columbia-aircraft-mfg-lc41-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-C (registry code 17246, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLUMBIA AIRCRAFT MFG LC41-550FG
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 219 total, 141 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA449) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210827015089A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 27TH, 2021, AT 1339 MST NEAR THE CITY OF GRANBY, COLORADO, AIRPLANE N522LG, A COLUMBIA 400 MODEL LC41-550FG SUFFERED A HARD LANDING AT GRANBY-GRAND COUNTY AIRPORT (KGNB) IN GRANBY, COLORADO. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED THREE TIMES BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE FOUR PEOPLE ON BOARD. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS SUFFERED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS WINDS 260 AT 14 KNOTS GUSTING TO 17 KNOTS, TEMPERATURE 23°C, DEW POINT 04°C WITH DENSITY ALTITUDE OF 11,030 FEET.

## 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 CEN21LA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA449), Aug 27, 2021: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG (N522LG), Granby, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control during landing in high density altitude conditions.

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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