# Accident 20220403004929A: Piper PA-28-235, Peyton, CO, April 3, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2022, 17:55 local time
- Place: Peyton, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9428° N, 104.5699° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9428&lon=-104.5699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9119W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9119W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (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-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 170 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220403004929A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 03, 2022 N9119W WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 15. WINDS WERE REPORTED AT THE TIME OF LANDING TO BE AROUND 220@10G20. EYEWITNESSES AND AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOW THE AIRCRAFT APPROACH THE RUNWAY FOR LANDING WITH WHAT LOOKS TO BE 1 NOTCH OF FLAPS (10 DEGREES). THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHES DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY VEERS TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND ADJACENT TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUES UP A HILL OF A DRAINAGE DITCH AND BECOMES AIRBORNE AGAIN IN WHAT LOOKS LIKE AN ATTEMPT BY THE PIC TO INITIATE A GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUES IN A SLOW CLIMB WITH A SLIGHT RIGHT BANK BUT THE WIND IS PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT TOWARDS A HANGAR. THE AIRCRAFT IS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE HANGAR AND THE LEFT WING IMPACTS THE SIDE OF THE HANGAR. THE LEFT WING SEPARATES AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUES IN THE AIR FOR ANOTHER 50 FEET BEFORE ROLLING AND IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE FUESLAGE IS CONTORTED WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH A ROLL UPON IMPACT. PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED REQUIRING EXTRICATION AND FURTHER HOSPITALIZATION. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE. CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DETERMINED ONSCENE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF AIRFRAME DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN22LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA165), Apr 3, 2022: Piper PA-28-235 (N9119W), Calhan, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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