# Accident 20220925015859A: Thorpe T18C, Del Norte, CO, September 25, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2022, 13:30 local time
- Place: Del Norte, CO
- Airport: Astronaut Kent Rominger
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7138° N, 106.3520° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7138&lon=-106.3520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18NH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18NH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hibbard Norman E THORP T-18 (registry code 05623VE, https://openairdocs.org/model/hibbard-norman-e-thorp-t-18) (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: THORPE T18C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA432) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220925015859A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 MST, A THORPE T18C AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OFF TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 06 BY A CROSSWIND/MICRO BURST DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT ASTRONAUT KENT ROMINGER AIRPORT (KRCV), DEL NORTE, COLORADO. THE MAIN LANDING GEARS STRUCK A RUT IN THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE DOWN IMPACTING THE PROPELLER WITH THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD WITH ONE MINOR INJURY SUSTAINED. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION

## 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 CEN22LA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA432), Sep 25, 2022: Hibbard Norman E Thorp T-18 (N18NH), Del Norte, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during landing due to a wind gust.

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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