19891228053719A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Denver, CO · December 28, 1989

Date
December 28, 1989 · 12:15 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Jeffco Airport
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N75702
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN90LA036
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
62 total7 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost directional control on landing. Improper recovery attempt caused aircraft to strike snowbank and nose over.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. IMPROPER RECOVERY ATTEMPT CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE SNOWBANK AND NOSE OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.