What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 11, 2026, the incident aircraft departed campbell airport (CO41) on a local flight with 1 crewmember and 1 passenger. Local weather reported VFR conditions. Included in the written statement from the PIC and during the interview, the PIC stated the first leg of the flight was to platte valley where he conducted two touch and go landings and refueling. According to the pilot he departed platte valley and flew to CO41. The PIC made an approach to the sod runway to the west. Power line wires of approximately 30 feet height are on the east side of the approach path. The wires are identified with power line marker balls. Ground markings indicate the aircraft touched down 225’ past the wires with the main landing gear first, followed shortly by the nose gear. The nose gear made a deep impression on the ground. The nose gear strut sheared at the shock mount then collapsed. The nose wheel and strut departed the aircraft. The propeller, still turning, struck the ground followed by the lower engine cowling. The aircraft pivoted left and the right wing struck the ground damaging the right wing cap, right wing, and right aileron. The aircraft came to rest on the nose and main landing gear. Both persons received minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 11, 2026, THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CAMPBELL AIRPORT (CO41) ON A LOCAL FLIGHT WITH 1 CREWMEMBER AND 1 PASSENGER. LOCAL WEATHER REPORTED VFR CONDITIONS. INCLUDED IN THE WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE PIC AND DURING THE INTERVIEW, THE PIC STATED THE FIRST LEG OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PLATTE VALLEY WHERE HE CONDUCTED TWO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND REFUELING. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE DEPARTED PLATTE VALLEY AND FLEW TO CO41. THE PIC MADE AN APPROACH TO THE SOD RUNWAY TO THE WEST. POWER LINE WIRES OF APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET HEIGHT ARE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE APPROACH PATH. THE WIRES ARE IDENTIFIED WITH POWER LINE MARKER BALLS. GROUND MARKINGS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 225’ PAST THE WIRES WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR FIRST, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR MADE A DEEP IMPRESSION ON THE GROUND. THE NOSE GEAR STRUT SHEARED AT THE SHOCK MOUNT THEN COLLAPSED. THE NOSE WHEEL AND STRUT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER, STILL TURNING, STRUCK THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING. THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED LEFT AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING CAP, RIGHT WING, AND RIGHT AILERON. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE AND MAIN LANDING GEAR. BOTH PERSONS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.