Summit County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Breckenridge, Colorado 80424
Friday, September 9, 1983 7:10 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

AFTER LANDING ON A PRIVATE ARPT THAT WAS CLOSED TO PUBLIC USE, THE PLT WAS PROHIBITED FROM USING IT TO TAKEOFF AGAIN. HE RECEIVED PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER OF A GRAVEL PLT TO USE HIS 'HAUL ROAD' WHICH WAS LOCATED NEXT TO THE ARPT. THE ELEVATION OF THE ROAD WAS ABOUT 9400 FT. THE PLT TAXIED OFF THE ARPT & ONTO THE GRAVEL PLT ROAD. HE STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, HE LOWERED THE TAIL AS HE APPROACHED LIFT-OFF SPEED. AT THAT TIME, THE ACFT HIT A ROLLING DIP IN THE ROAD & LIFTED OFF TO ABOUT 15 TO 20 FT AGL & ROLLED THE ACFT INTO A SHALLOW RIGHT TURN. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS AT THAT TIME. HE LEVELED THE WINGS AND APPLIED FULL FLAPS IN AN ATTEMPT TO CONTINUE FLYING. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT THEN HIT ON ITS NOSE & SPUN 270 DEG TO THE LEFT. AN EXAM REVEALED THE CARB HEAT WAS ON & THE MIXTURE WAAS AT FULL RICH, BUT NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. THE DENSITY ALT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 10,500 FT.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 9/9/1983
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 710
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City BRECKENRIDGE
Event State COLORADO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 80424
Event Date Year 1983
Event Date Month 9
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport SUMMIT COUNTY
Event Location Nearest Airport ID C011
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Dawn
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 30
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 4
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Calm
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 10500
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 2
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2632
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 22936
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:16AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N2621K
NTSB Number DEN83LA211
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name PIPER
Aircraft Model PA-18
Aircraft Series Identifier PA-18
Aircraft Serial Number 54-2629
Certified Max Gross Weight 1750
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Jan 3 1983 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 44
Airframe Hours 2633
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name SEALE AVIATION SUPPLY CO.,INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 11252 LEO LANE
Aircraft Owner City DALLAS
Aircraft Owner State TX
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 75229
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name ROLAND A. JONES
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address BOX 110465
Operator City ANCHORAGE
Operator State AK
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 99511
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Positioning
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 710
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code 20V
Destination City KREMMLING
Destination State CO
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --