# Accident 19990722009859A: Cessna 172E, Colorado Spring, CO, July 22, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1999, 09:00 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0308° N, 104.4791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0308&lon=-104.4791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5696T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5696T-2000-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990722009859A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SLID OFF RUNWAY INTO DITCH DURING LANDING. BENT PROP, NOSE GEAR, AND WINGTIP. (-23) STUDENT PILOT ON THIRD SOLO, HAD COMPLETED TWO SUCCESSFUL TOUCH AND GOES ON RUNWAY 15 THE WIND SWITCHED AND WAS FAVORING RUNWAY 33, PILOT WAS LANDING WITH BOTH MAIN WHEELS ON RUNWAY WHEN A GUST OF WIND HIT HIM FROM  THE SIDE AND BLEW HIM OFF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN99LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA125), Jul 22, 1999: Cessna 172E (N5696T), Peyton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing touchdown. Factors were the crosswind and the ditch.

## Other reports on N5696T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780415012619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780415012619I), Apr 15, 1978: Cessna 172E (N5696T), Eden Prairie, MN, Minor damage. Foced landing after engine quit. Found stuck fuel quantity gauge in right tank.

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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