Piper PA-25 N6249Z

Summary

On 21 August 1999 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-25 registered N6249Z was involved in an accident near Salida, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 August 1999 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Salida, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Harriet Alexander (0V2)

Coordinates

38.5306, -105.9992

Aircraft

Piper PA-25

Registration

N6249Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN99LA152

1 person was seriously injured.

An inadvertent stall during an aborted landing. A factor was the pilot's selection of the wrong runway for landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he decided to fly the airplane around the traffic pattern one more time before securing it for the day. The windsock indicated the wind was out of the northeast, so he took off on runway 6 and made a crosswind turn midfield. He saw a glider release from its tow plane, and he watched as the tow plane landed and taxied to its staging area. The glider was then 'on a downwind and at the position he was at. . .I had plenty of time to land and turn off.' He took his eyes off the glider to concentrate on his landing. When he touched down, ground personnel directed his attention to the glider that was touching down on the opposite end of the runway. The pilot said he was rolling too fast to apply brakes, so he applied power and lifted off, intending to land on the parallel taxiway. The glider landed and exited the runway at the center intersection. As the pilot gave way to the right, the airplane stalled and impacted the ground. Airport procedures call for takeoffs on runway 06 and landings on runway 24, weather and traffic permitting. According to FAR 91.113(d)(2), 'A glider has the right-of-way over an airship, airplane, or rotorcraft.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.