Piper PA-18-150 N2986P

Summary

On 8 March 2012 at about 19:50 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N2986P was involved in an accident near Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 March 2012 at 19:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Private (PVT)

Coordinates

40.5411, -104.9850

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N2986P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greeley → Fort Collins

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA183

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot did not maintain adequate airspeed and airplane control during the go-around, which resulted in the airplane impacting trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was landing the airplane at a private landing strip on his property. The flag near the landing location indicated a calm wind. The pilot said that the airplane encountered some turbulence and wind gusts during the landing approach. He attempted a go-around and made a right turn to avoid the rising terrain. He said that he did not maintain flying speed and the airplane impacted trees and the wing spars were substantially damaged. The pilot said that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.