# Accident 19980331004899A: Cessna 172F, Fort Collins, CO, March 31, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1998, 12:30 local time
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Airport: Downtown Ft Collins Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5502° N, 105.0599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5502&lon=-105.0599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7894U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7894U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 69 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980331004899A

## Narrative

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

VARIABLE GUSTY WIND ON TAKEOFF. WINDSHEAR DOWNWIND. LANDED IN 20KT TAILWIND. BOUNCED. PORPOISED. DAMAGED FIREWALL. (.4)WHILE PRACTICING LANDINGS, THE NEWLY CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT ENCOUNTERED AN INCREASE IN WIND AND A CHANGE OF WIND DIRECTION WHILE IN THE PATTERN.  HE ABORTED HIS FLIGHT AND CONDUCTED HIS FINAL LANDING ON THE RUNWAY HE HAD USED FOR DEPARTURE ALTHOUGH THE WIND HAD SHIFTED 180 DEGREES WHICH CREATED A TAILWIND OF 30 KNOTS.  THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED DURING LANDING, AND THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN WAS HARD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW98LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA166), Mar 31, 1998: Cessna 172F (N7894U), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in flight planning/decision in electing to land with a known 30 knot tailwind. Factors were high winds and a tailwind.

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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