# Accident 19991027047389A: Cessna 172B, Denver, CO, October 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1999, 08:15 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5796° N, 104.8605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5796&lon=-104.8605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7906X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7906X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,614 total, 1,227 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991027047389A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE INSTRUCTOR WAS PERFORMING SOFT FIELD TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WITH HIS STUDENT. DURING THE THIRD LANDING ON RUNWAY 17R, A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY 2 TO 3 FEET.  THE AIRPLANE WENT INTO THE GRASS AND IMPACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT.  THE INSTRUCTOR WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY, AND HE CONTINUED THE FLIGHT LESSON WITH HIS STUDENT FOR ANOTHER HOUR.  AFTER THE FLIGHT WAS CONCLUDED AND THEY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, HE NOTICED THAT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE HAD INCURRED TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.                                                     (-23) WHILE MR. MEADS WAS CONDUCTING TRAINING WITH LESLIE CARTER ON SOFT FIELD TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND HIT 3 RUNWAY LIGHTS, DAMAGING THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. MR. MEADS CONTINUED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT FOR ANOTHER HOUR.

## 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 DEN00LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA011), Oct 27, 1999: Cessna 172B (N7906X), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing roll. Factors were the gusty crosswind and the runway light.

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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