# Accident 19990611007079A: Cessna 172N, Grand Junction, CO, June 11, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1999, 10:00 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1106° N, 108.5301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1106&lon=-108.5301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N359DS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990611007079A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LANDED ON THE NOSE GEAR, AND THE GEAR BUCKLED INTO THE FIREWALL, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) ON JUNE 11, 1999 AT 1000 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N359DS, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A REPORTED HARD LANDING AT WALKER FIELD, GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO. THE FIRE WALL WAS BUCKLED, HOWEVER THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT, FLOYD KENDALL WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91.

## 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 DEN99LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA103), Jun 11, 1999: Cessna 172N (N359DS), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A hard landing when the pilot failed to sufficiently flare the aircraft for touch down. Factors were high-density altitude, and the pilot's lack of total flight 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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