# Accident 20250709009089A: Fairchild 24R-46, Greeley, CO, July 9, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2025, 14:49 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Greeley-Weld County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4290° N, 104.6400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4290&lon=-104.6400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81210, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild 24R-46 (registry code 3370514, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24r-46) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 24R-46
- Reported engine: FAIRCHILD 6-440 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,166 total, 40 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250709009089A

## Narrative

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

ON ROLL OUT THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE, RIGHT RUDDER INPUT WAS MADE BUT LIMITED BY A BLOCKED TAIL WHEEL STEERING CONTROL ARM IN THE REAR FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PAVED SURFACE, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL DUG IN, THE LEFT GEAR ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT WING.

## 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 CEN25LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA245), Jul 9, 2025: Fairchild 24R (N81210), Greeley, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during landing due to excessive wear in the tailwheel steering assembly.

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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