# Accident 20020804021319A: Cessna 172S, Denver, CO, August 4, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2002, 11:40 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5793° N, 104.8593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5793&lon=-104.8593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N238SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N238SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020804021319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE COMMERCIAL PILOT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS CONDUCTING DUAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION WITH A COMMERCIAL PILOT AT THE CONTROLS FLYING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL, BUT HIS FLARE WAS TOO HIGH AND HE MADE A HARD LANDING. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND HE ADDED FULL POWER TO GO-AROUND. THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK THE GROUND A SECOND TIME, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR AND BUCKLING THE FIREWALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS CALCULATED AT 8,385 FT. MSL.

## 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 DEN02LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA088), Aug 4, 2002: Cessna 172S (N238SP), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight and his premature raising of the flaps, resulting in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N238SP (1)

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

- [Incident 20171229023889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171229023889I), Dec 29, 2017: Cessna 172S (N238SP), Centennial, CO, Minor damage. Instructor pilot (CFI) was demonstrating crosswind landings to a pre solo student pilot on runway 17L at kapa when the tower was reporting winds at 250/23 + 29…

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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