# Accident 19961004030979A: Cessna 152, Colorado Spring, CO, October 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1996
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 38.8058° N, 104.7008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8058&lon=-104.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25772, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25772) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961004030979A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING, STUDENT PILOT TRIED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE TAXIWAY, AIRCRAFT SLID OFF 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 FTW97LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA005), Oct 4, 1996: Cessna 152 (N25772), Colorado Spgs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot attempting to exit the runway onto a taxiway at excessive speed. A factor was the pilot's failure to land the aircraft in the proper touchdown zone.

## Other reports on N25772 (1)

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

- [Incident 19921221055669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921221055669I), Dec 21, 1992: Cessna 152 (N25772), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft on touch and go landing. Veered off runway. Nose gear collapsed.

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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