Amateur-built 582 accident near Pleasanat View, Colorado, July 26, 2006
On July 26, 2006 at about 2:30 pm local time, a amateur-built 582 (ultralight), registered UNREG, was substantially damaged in an accident near Pleasanat View, Colorado (Private Strip airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 26, 2006 · about 2:30 pm local time
- Place
- Pleasanat View, Colorado · Private Strip · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built 582
- Registration
- UNREG · no longer on the register · serial A025TD
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
According to the pilot, she departed a private field and immediately initiated a left hand turn to avoid power lines. After turning 180 degrees, she noted that she had "let up on the throttle" and was descending in a tight turn. She stated that she added power and rolled level but impacted the ground with the "left landing gear." The aircraft bounced up, rotated to the right, and landed hard resulting in substantial damage. The pilot sustained severe injuries.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, private, sport pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: sport pilot
- Flight time: 165 hours in all; 20 in this make and model; 15 in the last 90 days; 15 in the last 30 days; 104 as pilot in command; 7 on instruments
- Last flight review: February 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: frt
- Injury: serious injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 197 hours
- Last inspection: condition inspection, January 1, 2006
- Maximum gross weight: 315 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Rotax 582 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Pleasanat View CO at 2:30 pm
- Destination: Pleasant View CO
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 29
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 9,500 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 30.17 inHg
- Observation at 1:53 pm from CEZ, 20 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under UNREG the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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