# Accident 19970328003989A: Cessna 172K, Glenwood Spring, CO, March 28, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1997, 10:00 local time
- Place: Glenwood Spring, CO
- Airport: Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5060° N, 107.3091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5060&lon=-107.3091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7273G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7273G-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 25 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970328003989A

## Narrative

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

FIRST SOLO AT AIRPORT. VEERED AFTER LANDING. OVER CORRECTED. BEGAN GO AROUND,EXITED OTHER SIDE.HIT TREE. NOSED 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 FTW97LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA145), Mar 28, 1997: Cessna 172K (N7273G), Glenwood Spgs, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane directional control, and his use of excessive rudder control.

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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