Piper PA-32RT-300 accident near Broomfield, CO
On April 7, 2005, a Piper PA-32RT-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Broomfield, CO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 7, 2005
- Place
- Broomfield, CO
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32RT-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.908°N, 105.117°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050412X00440
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 7, 2005, at 1219 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-32RT-300, N3015L, was destroyed while landing on runway 29R at Jefferson County Regional Airport (BJC), Broomfield, Colorado. A postimpact fire ensued. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The commercial certificated pilot sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated at BJC approximately 0900. According to the air traffic control tower (ATCT) voice transcripts, the pilot contacted the ATCT at 1214, "ten miles to the north northeast sixty five hundred with Quebec." The controller acknowledged and directed the airplane to enter a right downwind for runway two nine right. The pilot of the accident airplane reported downwind and the tower controller requested "Lance one five lima can you give me a short approach [?]" (The recording had a sound of mike activation; however, this sound was not reflected in the transcript.) The controller cleared the accident airplane to "make short approach runway two niner right cleared to land." The pilot of the accident airplane acknowledged the clearance to land. Airport surveillance video showed that the airplane impacted the runway in a left wing low attitude. The left main landing gear collapsed followed by the nose and right main landing gear. The airplane departed the right side of the runway, slid sideways on its belly, and impacted a runway/taxiway sig. The airplane came to rest in the grass between the runway and A
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Contributing factor's included the quartering tailwind, and the pilot's inadequate in-flight decision making.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
