# NTSB DEN99LA126: Piper PA28-160B, N5595W, Pueblo, CO, July 23, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 22, 1999, 22:36 local (Jul 23, 1999, 04:36 UTC) - Place: Pueblo, CO - Coordinates: 38.29063, -104.539382 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2906&lon=-104.5394&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report August 13, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 46845 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN99LA126 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/46845/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA126 ## Probable cause Total loss of power during initial climb for undetermined reasons. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb - powerplant - failure,total (cause) - reason for occurrence undetermined - not identified - Forced landing, descent - emergency - Main gear collapsed, emergency landing after takeoff - Nose over, emergency landing after takeoff ## Analysis During initial climb following takeoff on a cross-country flight, the engine lost all power and the pilot conducted a forced landing on the airport with touchdown occurring partially on a taxiway. Following touchdown, the landing gear failed and the aircraft nosed over. Examination of the engine provided no evidence as to why the loss of power occurred. ## Factual narrative On July 22, 1999, at 2236 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-28-160B, N5595W, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following takeoff from Pueblo, Colorado. The loss of power occurred during initial climb. The commercial pilot and sole occupant received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this personal flight which was en route to Spanish Peaks Airport, Walsenburg, Colorado. The flight was operating under Title 14 CFR Part 91 and no flight plan was filed. According to information provided in a telephone interview with the pilot, the aircraft departed runway 26R. About 300 feet above the ground, on initial climb, the engine lost all power while over the intersection of runway 26R and runway 17/35. The pilot said he initiated a left turn to avoid the approach lights and an aircraft that was in position for takeoff on runway 35. After approximately 180 degrees of turn, a landing was conducted partially on taxiway B and partially on the ground next to the taxiway. The aircraft landing gear failed following touchdown and the aircraft nosed over coming to rest inverted on runway 17/35. (See attached airport depiction.) Examination of the engine and engine accessories provided no evidence of mechanical failure or malfunction. The magneto switch, which appeared to have excessive play was tested and functioned normally. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5595W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5595W-2008-08-18), registration cancelled 2008-08-18, S/N 28-731, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA28-160B - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-731 - Airframe hours: 4192 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-D2A 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Michael A. Mann - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 19, 1998, 145 hours before - Departed: PUB - Destination: 4V1, WALSENBURG, CO - Airport: PUB, Pueblo Memorial, runway 26R, 10,496 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 4,592 total, 852 in this make and model, 4,265 as pilot in command, 269 in the last 90 days, 105 in the last 30 days, 10 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 310° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 11,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: PUB, 1 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19990723009849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990723009849A), Jul 23, 1999: Piper PA28160, Pueblo, CO, Substantial damage. Acft experienced engine failure and made hard lndg rwy 17/35 at Pueblo, CO. Wing broken and flipped over on back. (-23) a/c departed runway, at about 300 ft… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.