# Accident 19920127001109A: Cessna 172P, Denver, CO, January 27, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1992, 13:47 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6991° N, 105.0391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6991&lon=-105.0391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52872, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52872-2014-05-23) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,510 total, 800 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920127001109A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF,LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FLYING SPEED HIT RUNWAY LIGHT POSSIBLE ASYMETRIC FLAP CONTROL

## 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 DEN92LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA027), Jan 27, 1992: Cessna 172P (N52872), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF PROCEDURES BY FLYING OUT OF GROUND EFFECT AT AN INADEQUATE AIRSPEED. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF FLAPS.

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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