# Incident 19970720027319I: Cessna 172N, Grand Junction, CO, July 20, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0639° N, 108.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0639&lon=-108.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N359DS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 20 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970720027319I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR. BILLS, THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM GJT RWY 29 WITH ONE PASSENGER FOR THE PURPOSE OF A PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE PASSENGER BECAME ILL IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE OFF (MOTION SICKNESS) AND MR. BILLS ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. HE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO LAND ON CROSS RWY 04. 300 FEET PRIOR TO LANDING THE PASSENGER STATED THAT HE FELT OKAY. PILOT REQUESTED AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE FOR A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE ATTEMPTED TOUCH AND GO. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RWY ON THE LEFT. MINOR DAMAGE WAS INFLICTED ON THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS REPORT IS FINAL & CLOSED.

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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