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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event DEN91LA057

1991-03-30 FORT COLLINS, Colorado, United States Airport · FNL Minor 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N8543D

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

PIPER PA-22-150

Year of manufacture

1957 · 34 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19571206

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S ABB8F9

Registrant of record

HUNTWORK DAYNA

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

Factual narrative

THE LEFT SEAT PILOT RATED PASSENGER (WHO WAS ALSO A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR) PERFORMED TWO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE RIGHT SEAT PILOT IN COMMAND TOOK CONTROL TO PERFORM THE THIRD TOUCH AND GO LANDING. A WHEEL LANDING WAS MADE. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SWERVE LEFT AND RIGHT. IT THEN VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_DEN91LA057.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.