# Accident 20010131001129A: Cessna 172, Grand Junction, CO, January 31, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2001, 15:30 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0808° N, 108.5500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0808&lon=-108.5500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6830A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6830A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010131001129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LYNNE BUXTON WAS PILOT IN COMMAND AND WAS PRACTICING LANDING AT GRAND JUNCTION, CO. AIRPORT WHEN THE AIRPLANE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT BUT THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED AND THE AIRPLANE LOOPED TO THE LEFT.                      (.19) ON JANUARY 31, 2001, AT 1530 MST, A CESSNA 172 (TAIL WHEEL CONVERSION), N6830A, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT WAS INSVOLVED IN A GROUND LOOP DURING LANDING ROLL AT GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS A LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 DEN01LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA051), Jan 31, 2001: Cessna 172 (N6830A), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure by the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing roll. A factor was lack of total pilot experience in aircraft make and model.

## Other reports on N6830A (1)

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

- [Accident 20020831023399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020831023399A), Aug 31, 2002: Cessna 172 (N6830A), West Yellowston, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot states he was landing in gusty winds got hit by a cross wind and when he went to correct using brakes the left brake failed.

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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