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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Longmont, CO · September 6, 2026

Date
September 6, 2026 · 10:16 local
Place
Longmont, CO
Airport
Vance Brand
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4632F
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student

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What happened

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

On September 6th, 2026, approximatly 10AM student pilot operating privacy data omitted departed airport (kbjc) broomfield Colorado for planned touch and go at airport (klmo) Longmont Colorado. Pilot stated prior to entering (klmo) traffic pattern he obtained local weather and transmitted standard position and inbound readio calls, pilot performed normal landing on runway 29 for his planned touch and gothat occured at 10:30 am, during the rollout pilot retracted the flaps to zero degree and applied full throttle. Pilot stated engine operated smoothly with no roughness or knocking during flight, pilot then rotated aircraft at 60 knots but once airborn the aircraft failed to establish a positive rate of climb and climb speed. Pilot was unable to safely abort or land back on runway, pilot stated he pitched aircraft to maintain 60-65 knots to prevent stall while searching for off field landing site, observing a house directly along the departure flight path, pilot executed a controlled left turn to avoid structure, pilot cleared public roadway and utility lines, maintained level control and completed a landing in the field, plane came to rest upright with no injuries. Note poi assigned for pilot deviation.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2026, APPROXIMATLY 10AM STUDENT PILOT OPERATING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED AIRPORT (KBJC) BROOMFIELD COLORADO FOR PLANNED TOUCH AND GO AT AIRPORT (KLMO) LONGMONT COLORADO. PILOT STATED PRIOR TO ENTERING (KLMO) TRAFFIC PATTERN HE OBTAINED LOCAL WEATHER AND TRANSMITTED STANDARD POSITION AND INBOUND READIO CALLS, PILOT PERFORMED NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 29 FOR HIS PLANNED TOUCH AND GOTHAT OCCURED AT 10:30 AM, DURING THE ROLLOUT PILOT RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO ZERO DEGREE AND APPLIED FULL THROTTLE. PILOT STATED ENGINE OPERATED SMOOTHLY WITH NO ROUGHNESS OR KNOCKING DURING FLIGHT, PILOT THEN ROTATED AIRCRAFT AT 60 KNOTS BUT ONCE AIRBORN THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO ESTABLISH A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB AND CLIMB SPEED. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SAFELY ABORT OR LAND BACK ON RUNWAY, PILOT STATED HE PITCHED AIRCRAFT TO MAINTAIN 60-65 KNOTS TO PREVENT STALL WHILE SEARCHING FOR OFF FIELD LANDING SITE, OBSERVING A HOUSE DIRECTLY ALONG THE DEPARTURE FLIGHT PATH, PILOT EXECUTED A CONTROLLED LEFT TURN TO AVOID STRUCTURE, PILOT CLEARED PUBLIC ROADWAY AND UTILITY LINES, MAINTAINED LEVEL CONTROL AND COMPLETED A LANDING IN THE FIELD, PLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT WITH NO INJURIES. NOTE POI ASSIGNED FOR PILOT DEVIATION.

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