# Accident 19910701025269A: Cessna 172P, Denver, CO, July 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1991, 12:40 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Front Range Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7507° N, 104.5996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7507&lon=-104.5996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89900, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89900-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910701025269A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON HARD LANDING. ADDED POWER FOR GO AROUND. LEFT WING HIT RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 DEN91LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA094), Jul 1, 1991: Cessna 172P (N89900), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT MISJUDGING HIS FLARE.

## Other reports on N89900 (2)

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

- [Accident 19931125044499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931125044499A), Nov 25, 1993: Cessna 172P (N89900), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Struck tree and landed house roof on forced landing. Fuel selector in off position.
- [Accident 19920729028089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920729028089A), Jul 29, 1992: Cessna 172P (N89900), Valkaria, FL, Substantial damage. Minimum flaps and too fast. Unable to stop on runway ran off end into trees.

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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