# Accident 19910831044379A: Cessna 172N, Denver, CO, August 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1991, 08:48 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6400° N, 104.9891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6400&lon=-104.9891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2417E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2417E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910831044379A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON FIRST SOLO FLIGHT MADE A HARD THIRD LANDING. IMPACT CAUSED STRUCTURAL DAMAGED.

## 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 DEN91LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA128), Aug 31, 1991: Cessna 172N (N2417E), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT MISJUDGED HIS LANDING FLARE. A FACTOR WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N2417E (1)

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

- [Incident 19920709029409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920709029409I), Jul 9, 1992: Cessna 172N (N2417E), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on landing rollout. Struck a taxi light.

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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