ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358353
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| Date: | Sunday 27 August 1995 |
| Time: | 20:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | Ten High Glyers, Inc. |
| Registration: | N5448F |
| MSN: | 28-7790124 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2352 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Collins, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Broomfield, CO (KBJC) |
| (KFNL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO PROPERLY PLAN HIS FLIGHT AND CHECK NOTAMS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. A FACTOR WAS OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE RUNWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW95LA366
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 12:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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