- Date
- December 27, 2000, 12:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Longmont, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9058GPiper PA-18-135
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20001227036589A
- Case key
- 50858
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to mantain directional control during landing roll.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot said that she was landing on runway 29 when she drifted off the left side. She said that when she corrected to the right to get the airplane back on the runway, the airplane impacted a ditch which bent the right main landing gear. Subsequently, the right wing hit the ground and the rear spar carry thru was bent.
Factual narrative
On December 27, 2000, at approximately 1215 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-18-135, N9058G, was substantially damaged when it impacted a ditch during landing roll at Vance Brand Airport, Longmont, Colorado. The student pilot, the sole occupant in the airplane, was not injured. The pilot was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local solo instructional flight that originated approximately 45 minutes before the accident. The pilot had not filed a flight plan.
The pilot said that she was landing on runway 29 when she drifted off the left side. She said that when she corrected to the right to get the airplane back on the runway, the airplane impacted a ditch which bent the right main landing gear. Subsequently, the right wing hit the ground and the rear spar carry thru was bent.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9058G
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-135
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-3325
- Airframe hours
- 4,970
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Patricia C. Spears
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 7, 2000 · 29 hours before
- Departed
- 2V2 · Longmont, CO
- Airport
- 2V2 · Vance Brand Airport, runway 29, 4,800 × 75 ft, concrete
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- October 3, 2000
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 96 total · 51 in this make and model · 22 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 80 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.17 inHg
- Observed at
- BJC, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.