# NTSB DEN83LA020: Piper 28-140, N6385R, Fort Collins, CO, November 15, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 15, 1982, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70705
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN83LA020
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70705/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA020

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - mixture - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
  - checklist - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - open field (contributing factor)
- Complete gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear - overload (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6385R-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 28-21560, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 28-140
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2821560
- Airframe hours: 975
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821115062829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821115062829A), Nov 15, 1982: Piper PA28140, Ft Collins, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to enrich mixture during descent. Engine lost power and crash occurred during emergency landing.

## Other investigations on N6385R (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN90LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA025), Nov 25, 1989: Piper PA-28 (N6385R), Steamboat Spgs, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AND HIS DELAY IN DIVERTING OR REVERSING COURSE. THE TERRAIN, WEATHER CONDITIONS, WING ICE, AND TREES WERE CONSIDERED…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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