# Incident 19780617046259I: Cessna 172, Colorado Spring, CO, June 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1978, 22:00 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Peterson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20965, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20965) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780617046259I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BLINDED BY FIELD LIGHTS, PILOT MISSED TURN ONTO TAXIWAY AND HIT EMBANKMENT, DAMAGED PROP AND NOSE WHEEL.

## Other reports on N20965 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060803016999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060803016999A), Aug 3, 2006: Cessna 172M (N20965), Augusta, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) The student pilot approached to land and found himself a little high. He elected to continue the approach and stated that he flared too high. In his…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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