- Date
- November 15, 1982, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Collins, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6385RPiper 28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821115062829A
- Case key
- 70705
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot failed to enrich mixture during descent from 10,000 feet. Power was lost during the approach and a forced landing made in a pasture. During the landing the aircraft collided with a fence and ground-looped collapsing the landing gear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6385R
- Reported as
- Piper 28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2821560
- Airframe hours
- 975
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Rolf Omtvedt
- Registered owner
- Rolf Omtvedt
- Departed
- Fort Collins, CO
- Destination
- Fort Collins, CO
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 450 total · 150 in this make and model · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6385R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.