# Accident 20011213036419A: Cessna 172N, Denver, CO, December 13, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2001, 12:55 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9400° N, 105.0593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9400&lon=-105.0593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73892, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73892) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011213036419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS MAKING HIS THIRD PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDING. HE FELT THE WIND SHIFT SLIGHTLY AS HE TURNED FROM BASE LEG TO FINAL APPROACH. HE ALIGNED THE AIRPLANE WITH THE RUNWAY AND APPROACHED AT 65 KIAS. THE AIRPLANE DROPPED, LANDED HARD, AND BEGAN PORPOISING BEFORE DEPARTING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEARS WERE TORN OFF AND THE FUSELAGE WAS BUCKLED.

## 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 DEN02LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA014), Dec 13, 2001: Cessna 172N (N73892), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing. A contributing factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N73892 (3)

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

- [Incident 19990726024999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990726024999I), Jul 26, 1999: Cessna 172N (N73892), Denver, CO. During a local flight from the Centennial Airport (apa) the solo student pilot was completing a landing roll on runway 35L, and momemtarily ran off the right…
- [Incident 19970827028449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970827028449I), Aug 27, 1997: Cessna 172N (N73892), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: while landing on runway 19L, and after touch down, the aircraft veered to the right proceeding off the runway and into a grass infield area. The…
- [Accident 19780202002489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780202002489A), Feb 2, 1978: Cessna 172D (N73892), Clearfield, PA, Substantial damage

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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