# Accident 20030426005619A: Cessna 172P, Colorado Spring, CO, April 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2003, 11:30 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9458° N, 104.5697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9458&lon=-104.5697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54202, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54202-2005-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,325 total, 850 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030426005619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT LANDED 26, INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL AND BOUNCE/STALLED AIRCRAFT. NOSE STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 DEN03LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA072), Apr 26, 2003: Cessna 172P (N54202), Colo. Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to obtain and maintain adequate altitude during the go-around. Factors contributing to the accident were the encountered windshear, the student pilot's premature raising…

## Other reports on N54202 (1)

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

- [Incident 20020826022809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020826022809I), Aug 26, 2002: Cessna 172P (N54202), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Landing on runway 33 student touched down just east of centerline. Attempted to correct with rudder while applying full power. Aircraft veered right and…

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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