Abandoned Airstrip Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Near Almosa, Colorado 81101
Saturday, July 17, 1982 11:00 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING FLIGHT, HIS OIL TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO RISE AND HE ELECTED TO LAND ON AN ABANDONED AIR STRIP. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT WING WERE DAMAGED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIR STRIP WAS AT AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 7600 FT AND WAS CORRECTLY MARKED TO SHOW IT WAS CLOSED. THE ENGINE WAS CHECKED AND A RUN-UP WAS MADE ON A 100 DEGREE DAY. NO MALFUNCTION WAS EVIDENT AND THE ENGINE OPERATED WELL WITHIN ITS TEMPERATURE LIMITS.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/17/1982
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1100
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City NEAR ALMOSA
Event State COLORADO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 81101
Event Date Year 1982
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport ABANDONED AIRSTRIP
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
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 0
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Unknown
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 Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Unknown
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 15
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 85
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 0
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 180
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 0
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 4
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1514
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information
Date of most recent change to record Oct 31 2002 4:04PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\ZUZL
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N5114S
NTSB Number DEN82DA137
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-28R
Aircraft Series Identifier PA-28R
Aircraft Serial Number 28R-7135148
Certified Max Gross Weight 2500
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class Unknown
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection 24
Airframe Hours 2038
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name JAMES W. MADRALL
Aircraft Owner Street Address 7331 OTIS COURT
Aircraft Owner City ARVADA
Aircraft Owner State CO
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 80003
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name RAINBOW AVIATION INC.
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 9769 W 119TH DRIVE, SUITE 6
Operator City BROOMFIELD
Operator State CO
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 80020
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
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) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code BJE
Departure City JEFFERSON CO.
Departure State CO
Departure Country
Departure Time 1000
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code ALS
Destination City ALAMOSA
Destination State CO
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 18 2002 4:50PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 3
Runway Length 4000
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --