# Accident 20020217003229A: Cessna 172N, Durango, CO, February 17, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2002, 09:20 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2691° N, 107.8797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2691&lon=-107.8797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4642J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4642J-2019-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020217003229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 17. 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 0920 MST A CESSNA 172N, N4642J, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT ANIMAS AIR PARK, DURANGO, COLORADO. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 19 WITH A RIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 DEN02LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA025), Feb 17, 2002: Cessna 172N (N4642J), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the crosswind and the pilot's fatigue from lack of sleep.

## Other reports on N4642J (3)

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

- [Accident 20181112021719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181112021719A), Nov 12, 2018: Cessna 172N (N4642J), Inverness, FL, Substantial damage. On November 12, 2018, at 1400 EST a 1979 Cessna, model 172N, N4642J that is registered to cag aircraft holdings, LLC, ran off the runway after touchdown and…
- [Accident 20000630010119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000630010119A), Jun 30, 2000: Cessna 172N (N4642J), Durango, CO, No damage. (-23)During the student pilots first solo landing the aircraft hit hard in a level attitude bouncing back into the air landing again on the nose wheel. The…
- [Accident 19820816038429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820816038429A), Aug 16, 1982: Cessna 172N (N4642J), Durango, CO, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control of aircraft during flare and touchdown when gust of wind caught right wing.

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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