Piper PA 28-181 N2146R

Summary

On 31 July 2017 at about 17:58 local time, a Piper PA 28-181 registered N2146R, operated by Aspen Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Denver, Colorado, United States. 2 people were 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

31 July 2017 at 17:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Denver, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Centennial (APA)

Coordinates

39.5719, -104.8481

Aircraft

Piper PA 28-181

Registration

N2146R

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Aspen Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pueblo → Denver

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN17LA306

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot reported that the airplane veered right while landing earlier in the day. During the accident landing, the airplane again veered right when the nosewheel touched down on the runway and then exited the runway into grass. While the pilot was attempting to steer the airplane back onto the runway, it hit a runway sign, which separated the right main landing gear from the airplane. The right wing contacted the ground, and the airplane veered right again and then came to rest in the grass alongside the runway. Postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal evidence of any preimpact mechanical anomalies that would have resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.