ORIGINAL: jagnweiner
Pete-

Do you have personal knowledge of that particular incident? Looks like a bit of Photoshop to me, but I may be wrong.
I was not the pilot - I don't have the night currency (yet)
Yes it is an actual accident happen on Dec 7 2006 Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, it was a Piper Archer 28-4917 Tail N6487J
I scanned the picture from the AOPA Pilot magazine (
www.aopa.org) that's may the reason looks like a photoshop....
Happy landings
G-Pete