20251126019099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-108 · Colorado Spring, CO · November 26, 2025

Date
November 26, 2025 · 11:00 local
Place
Colorado Spring, CO
Airport
City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4588Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN26LA053
Reported as
Piper PA-22-108
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
430 total2 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft approached kcos and was cleared for left base runway 17R touch and go. Upon touchdown the left wing lifted, pilot over corrected the control inputs which caused the right wing to come up, pilot felt aircraft was too unstable to land and decided to perform a go around. As the pilot was making corrections to bring the right wing down he added full power to go around, at slow speed along with over correction of the controls the aircraft veered off to the right of the runway and hit a 1000S feet remaining sign that impacted the left wing struts, left elevator/stabilator, which all sustained substantial damage, as the aircraft impacted the sign it became airborne. The damage to the aircraft made it very difficult to push the control wheel forward to bring the nose down. After gaining about 400 feet AGL the pilot communicated with ATC and received permission to come around and land on runway 35L. As the pilot landed the aircraft it veered to the right and hit a small runway light, aircraft came to a stop in the grass, the pilot taxied closer to the taxiway and shut the aircraft down.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT APPROACHED KCOS AND WAS CLEARED FOR LEFT BASE RUNWAY 17R TOUCH AND GO. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT WING LIFTED, PILOT OVER CORRECTED THE CONTROL INPUTS WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TO COME UP, PILOT FELT AIRCRAFT WAS TOO UNSTABLE TO LAND AND DECIDED TO PERFORM A GO AROUND. AS THE PILOT WAS MAKING CORRECTIONS TO BRING THE RIGHT WING DOWN HE ADDED FULL POWER TO GO AROUND, AT SLOW SPEED ALONG WITH OVER CORRECTION OF THE CONTROLS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AND HIT A 1000S FEET REMAINING SIGN THAT IMPACTED THE LEFT WING STRUTS, LEFT ELEVATOR/STABILATOR, WHICH ALL SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AS THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE SIGN IT BECAME AIRBORNE. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO PUSH THE CONTROL WHEEL FORWARD TO BRING THE NOSE DOWN. AFTER GAINING ABOUT 400 FEET AGL THE PILOT COMMUNICATED WITH ATC AND RECEIVED PERMISSION TO COME AROUND AND LAND ON RUNWAY 35L. AS THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND HIT A SMALL RUNWAY LIGHT, AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASS, THE PILOT TAXIED CLOSER TO THE TAXIWAY AND SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN.

NTSB investigation

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