# Accident 19901023046969A: Cessna 172H, Buena Vista, CO, October 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1990, 10:15 local time
- Place: Buena Vista, CO
- Airport: Buena Vista Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8299° N, 106.1393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8299&lon=-106.1393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2665L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2665L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901023046969A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING. BOUNCED AND PORPOISED EXITED RUNWAY OVER EMBANKMENT. NOSED OVER. IMPACT BROKE NOSE WHEEL ON RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN91LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA011), Oct 23, 1990: Cessna 172H (N2665L), Buena Vista, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FLARE PROPERLY DURING LANDING. THE PILOT'S TOTAL LACK OF EXPERIENCE IS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N2665L (2)

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

- [Accident 19840603021899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840603021899A), Jun 3, 1984: Cessna 172H (N2665L), Port Washington, WI, Destroyed. Pilot lost directional control in high grass during takeoff. Left wing dug in and aircraft nosed over.
- [Accident 19730913034651A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730913034651A), Sep 13, 1973: Cessna 172H (N2665L), Wheeling, IL, Minor damage. C-172 instd by twr to fly ovr arpt at 2000FT,circle left for rwy 6L.made straight-in apch.

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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