What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 15, 2001, at approximately 1450 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N733BW, was substantially damaged following impact with terrain in an uncontrolled descent at Meadow Lake Airport, peyton, Colorado. The student pilot, the sole occupant aboard the airplane, was seriously injured. American aviation, inc., of peyton, Colorado, was operating the airplane under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local solo instructional flight that originated approximately 35 minutes before the accident. No flight plan had been filed. The student was flying his third solo flight when, upon approach to runway 33, a gust of wind blew his aircraft off course. The student decided to make a go around and applied power along with adjusting his flaps - which he admitted he did too rapidly. The aircraft went inot a nose up attitude, stalled at approximately 75 feet, nosed over and impacted the terrain, striking the engine and left wing straight into the ground. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the engine, right wing and the fuselage. The student had a broken collar bone, fractured cheek bones and several facial lacerations.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 15, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1450 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N733BW, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING IMPACT WITH TERRAIN IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT AT MEADOW LAKE AIRPORT, PEYTON, COLORADO. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD THE AIRPLANE, WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. AMERICAN AVIATION, INC., OF PEYTON, COLORADO, WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE STUDENT WAS FLYING HIS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT WHEN, UPON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 33, A GUST OF WIND BLEW HIS AIRCRAFT OFF COURSE. THE STUDENT DECIDED TO MAKE A GO AROUND AND APPLIED POWER ALONG WITH ADJUSTING HIS FLAPS - WHICH HE ADMITTED HE DID TOO RAPIDLY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT INOT A NOSE UP ATTITUDE, STALLED AT APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET, NOSED OVER AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN, STRIKING THE ENGINE AND LEFT WING STRAIGHT INTO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, RIGHT WING AND THE FUSELAGE. THE STUDENT HAD A BROKEN COLLAR BONE, FRACTURED CHEEK BONES AND SEVERAL FACIAL LACERATIONS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.