# Incident 19990415014459I: Cessna 172N, Denver, CO, April 15, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1999, 13:32 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738HX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738HX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990415014459I

## Narrative

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

ON TAKE-OFF ROLL THE PILOT HAD INPUT THE RIGHT RUDDER. HOWEVER, A LEFT CROSS WIND EXISTED.  THE PILOT SAYS HE STARTED TO RELEASE THE RIGHT RUDDER AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT.  THE INSPECTOR BELIEVES THAT THE LEFT RUDDER WAS INPUT BECAUSE OF WIND DIRECTION.  THE INSPECTOR BELIEVES THE PILOT GOT CONFUSED ABOUT CONDITIONS AND ABORTED THE TAKE-OFF.  ON ABORT, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT EDGE OF RUNWAY 29R, AFTER ROLLING 1500'.  THE PROP STRUCK A MUD BANK.  THIS INSPECTOR HAS DISCUSSED THIS INCIDENT WITH THE STUDENT AND THE INSTRUCTOR AND THE INSTRUCTOR WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CROSSWIND TRAINING TO THIS STUDENT.

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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