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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28RT-201T · Aurora, CO · February 21, 1988

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report

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Date
February 21, 1988, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC)
Place
Aurora, CO
Injuries
2 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2904CPiper PA-28RT-201T
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report March 30, 1989
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19880221003159A
Case key
17456

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Flare - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Main gear collapsedLanding - flare/touchdown
Landing gear,main gear - overload
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - flare/touchdown
Landing gear,nose gear - collapsedFactor
Terrain condition - snowbankFactor

Aircraft

Registration
N2904C
Reported as
Piper PA-28RT-201T (PA-28RT-20)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
28R-7931250
Airframe hours
2,002
Engine
Continental TSIO-360-FB, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Larry G. Kempton, Jr.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · January 26, 1988 · 27 hours before
Departed
GWS · Glenwood Sprg, CO
Destination
O1V
Airport
O1V · Aurora, runway 32, 5,000 × 40 ft, asphalt
N2904CRegistered now · Piper PA-28RT-201TS/N 28R-7931250Airframe modelPiper PA-28RT-201T

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
39
Certificates
Flight instructor, Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Right
Flight hours
1,752 total · 16 in this make and model · 1,708 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
270° at 10 knots
Visibility
25 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19880221003159APiper PA28RT201T · Aurora, COMade hard landing. Impact collapsed the right main and nose gear.Feb 21, 1988 · N2904C · Substantial damage

Other investigations on N2904C · 1

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

NTSB DEN03LA014Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrand Junction, COthe collapse of the left main landing gear during landing roll resulting in loss of control/ground loop/swerve and subsequent impact with a sign. Contributing factors include, the airplane's total loss of electrical power due to an alternator failure and the…Nov 6, 2002 · Substantial damage