# Accident 19980807037199A: Cessna 172N, Denver, CO, August 7, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1998
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8891° N, 105.1097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8891&lon=-105.1097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118FP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980807037199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 7, 1998, A CESSNA 172N, OPERATED BY AIRWEST FLYING CLUB, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT JEFFCO AIRPORT (BJC). WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT. WHILE TRYING TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN PORPOISING AND SUBSEQUENTLY BENT THE NOSE GEAR, BUCKLED THE FIREWALL, BENDING THE ENGINE MOUNT, AND WRINKLING THE COWLING AND FUSELAGE SKIN. THE PILOT WAS STILL ABLE TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP, AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THIS WAS THE PILOTS FIRST LANDING WITH PASSENGERS, AFTER HIS INITIAL CHECK-OUT IN THIS AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW98LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA348), Aug 7, 1998: Cessna 172N (N118FP), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper remedial action after making a hard landing and porpoising. A factor was his lack of total experience.

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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