# Accident 20020619013649A: Cessna 172M, Telluride, CO, June 19, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 19, 2002, 10:30 local time - Place: Telluride, CO - Airport: Telluride Regional Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 37.9539° N, 107.9086° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9539&lon=-107.9086&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9089H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9089H) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M - Reported engine: LYC O360A4M - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 20 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA060) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020619013649A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JUNE 19, 2002, AT 1030 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N9089H, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A HARD TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT THE TELLURIDE REGIONAL AIRPORT, TELLURIDE, COLORADO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ON BOARD REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CORTEZ, COLORADO. FOLLOWING THE HARD LANDING, THE AIRPLANE PROCEEDED TO AND LANDED AT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPLANE PORPOISED DURING THE TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT TELLURIDE. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE WAS PERFORMED AT ALBUQUERQUE. THE INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE BOTTOM AND CENTER RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE'S FIREWALL WAS WRINKLED. THE OUTER 2 1/2 INCHES OF ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS BENT AFT 40 DEGREES. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE, ENGINE CONTROLS AND OTHER SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. (-23) ON 06/19/02, AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 MDT, N9089H, A CE172-M, ON LANDING AT THE TELLURIDE (KTEX) AIRPORT, PORPOISED THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING RESULTING IN THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PROPELLER SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE TO ONE BLADE. THE PIC AND 1 PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURY. (.4) ON JUNE 19, 2002, AT 1030 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N9089H, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A HARD TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT THE TELLURIDE REGIONAL AIRPORT, TELLURIDE, COLORADO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL, CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ON BOARD REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, AT 0800. FOLLOWING THE HARD LANDING, THE AIRPLANE RETURNED TO AND LANDED AT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE PILOT REPORTED HE FLEW THE FINAL APPROACH AT TELLURIDE AT TOO FAST AN AIRSPEED. THE PILOT SAID, "AS A RESULT OF THIS EXTRA SPEED, I PORPOISED ON LANDING." AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE WAS PERFORMED AT ALBUQUERQUE. THE INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE BOTTOM AND CENTER RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE'S FIREWALL WAS WRINKLED. THE OUTER 2-1/2 INCHES OF ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS BENT AFT 40 DEGREES. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE, ENGINE CONTROLS, AND OTHER SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. ## 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 DEN02LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA060), Jun 19, 2002: Cessna 172M (N9089H), Telluride, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining proper aircraft control resulting in a hard landing. Factors contributing to this accident were the high airspeed, the porpoise encountered during the landing, and the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.