# Incident 20260906012489I: Piper PA-28-181, Longmont, CO, September 6, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2026, 10:16 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1644° N, 105.1636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VANCE BRAND (LMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1644&lon=-105.1636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4632F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4632F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260906012489I

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other reports on N4632F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990809025239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990809025239I), Aug 9, 1999: Piper PA28181 (N4632F), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot reported that after landing he switched radio to ground. At that time he entered taxiway a. aircraft lunged forward and proceeded onto the grass.…

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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