# Accident 20020731021389A: Cessna 172N, Fort Collins, CO, July 31, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2002, 16:05 local time
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Airport: Downtown Ft Collins Airpark
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6505° N, 105.0303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6505&lon=-105.0303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5088K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5088K) (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 DEN02LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020731021389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF AND LANDING PROCEDURES. HE DID NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRIMMED FULL NOSE UP. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED IN GROUND EFFECT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK LEFT WING FIRST, WITH THE GROUND, BOUNCED, THEN STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WING. THE NOSE GEAR THEN COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. 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 DEN02LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA086), Jul 31, 2002: Cessna 172N (N5088K), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and subsequent inadvertent stall/mush into terrain during a soft field take off. Contributing factors include the pilot's lack of experience…

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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