Piper PA 20 N1598A
26 April 2020 · Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 April 2020 at about 14:45 local time, a Piper PA 20 registered N1598A was involved in an accident near Colorado Springs, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Meadow Lake (FLY)
- Coordinates
- 38.8644, -104.7686
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 20
- Registration
- N1598A
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1952
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Colorado Springs → Colorado Springs
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN20CA161
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The flight instructor's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent loss of directional control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor reported that, while demonstrating a three-point, full-stall landing with a 4-knot right-quartering crosswind, the airplane bounced slightly but that it "seemed minor and controllable." The airplane touched down again, and he pulled the yoke further aft, which resulted in another small bounce. Once the airplane was on the runway, he pulled the yoke full aft, and the airplane immediately veered right off the runway. The instructor attempted to correct by applying full left rudder to no avail. The left wingtip and nose struck the ground, and the airplane came to rest upright. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and aileron. A Federal Aviation Administer inspector and the pilot examined the airplane and found no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 2020 | Piper PA 20 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 2021 | Piper PA-20-135 | Riverside, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 2019 | Piper PA 20 | Canandaigua, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2019 | Piper PA 20 | Hamilton, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2021 | Piper PA-20 | Cascade, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2021 | Piper PA-20 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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