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DEN93LA083

1993-07-19 · EAGLE, Colorado, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport EGE

Current FAA registration · N1113N

Make / Model
PIPER PA-18-150
Year of manufacture
1975 · 18 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19750114
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A032B8

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT SAID HE FLEW THE VASI SLOPE AT 60 MPH USING 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS. THE AIRPLANE WAS FLARED AND A WHEELS LANDING WAS MADE AT 40 MPH. THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO FISHTAIL AND THE NOSE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AND SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, COMING TO REST ON ITS NOSE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_DEN93LA083.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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