# Accident 19870207003289A: Cessna 172M, Colorado Spring, CO, February 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1987, 14:41 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Usaf Academy Airstrip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9725° N, 104.8211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at USAF Academy Airfield (AFF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9725&lon=-104.8211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9582V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9582V) (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 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 25 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870207003289A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED ON LANDING, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.  STUDENT PILOT ON SECOND SOLO FLIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN87LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA051), Feb 7, 1987: Cessna 172 M (N9582V), Air Force Acade, CO, substantial damage

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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