Piper PA-18-150 N62491 accident, Peyton, CO, Jan 30, 1988 · NTSB DEN88LA059

Date: January 30, 1988, 09:45 local (16:45 UTC)
Place: Peyton, CO
Injuries: 2 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Landing
Aircraft: N62491Piper PA-18-150
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed · report March 30, 1989
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19880130001649A
Case key: 17443

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Sequence of events

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Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll

Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause

Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentPilot in commandCause

Nose overLanding - roll

Terrain condition - snow coveredFactor

Aircraft

Registration: N62491
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 18-7709037
Airframe hours: 2,031
Engine: Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Personal · Part 91
Operator: Civil Air Patrol
Registered owner: Department Of Military Affairs
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
Last inspection: 100 hour · October 14, 1987 · 61 hours before
Departed: APA · Englewood, CO
Flight plan: VFR
Airport: OOV · Meadow Lake, runway 15, 4,150 × 30 ft, asphalt

N62491Registered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7709037 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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Flight crew

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Role: Pilot
Age: 51
Certificate: Commercial
Airplane ratings: Single-engine land
Instrument ratings: Airplane
Medical: Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat: Front
Flight hours: 1,750 total · 172 in this make and model · 1,637 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 23 in the last 30 days

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 315° at 5 knots
Visibility: 50 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 30 °F
Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

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Accident 19880130001649APiper PA18150 · Peyton, COLost directional control on rollout. Quartering tail wind. Veered off runway. Stopped by heavy snow. Nosed over.Jan 30, 1988 · N62491 · Substantial damage