# Accident 20010130001079A: Cessna R172E, Colorado Spring, CO, January 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2001, 14:55 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 38.8058° N, 104.7008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (COS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8058&lon=-104.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7905N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7905N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010130001079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT ON SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO. MADE FOUR LANDINGS OK WHEN WIND PICKED UP IN VELOCITY. INSTRUCTOR ADVISED TOWER TO HAVE STUDENT MAKE A FULL STOP LANDING AND BRING THE A/C BACK. ON LANDING STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND HIT SNOW BANK.

## 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 DEN01LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA046), Jan 30, 2001: Cessna R172E (N7905N), Colorado Spring, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind during landing roll. A contributing factor was the cross wind weather condition.

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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