Piper PA-28-181 N5448F

Summary

On 28 August 1995 at about 02:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N5448F was involved in an accident near Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 August 1995 at 02:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Fort Collins/Loveland (FNL)

Coordinates

40.6504, -105.0298

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N5448F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Broomfield → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW95LA366

Nobody was injured.

FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO PROPERLY PLAN HIS FLIGHT AND CHECK NOTAMS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. A FACTOR WAS OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE RUNWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING LANDING AT THE COMPLETION OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT WAS UNAWARE THAT THE FIRST 4,000 FEET OF THE 8,500 FOOT LONG RUNWAY WAS CLOSED FOR REPAVING. TOUCH DOWN WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,300 FEET INTO THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE WHICH CONTAINED OBSTRUCTIONS. DURING LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE OBSTRUCTIONS AND CAME TO REST OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. WEATHER WAS A CLEAR, DARK NIGHT; HOWEVER, THE RUNWAY WAS PROPERLY MARKED AND NOTAMS HAD BEEN ISSUED. THE PILOT SAID HE DID NOT CHECK NOTAMS FOR THE AIRPORT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.