# Accident 20040930023019A: Cessna 172S, Denver, CO, September 30, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2004, 14:12 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9086° N, 107.1172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9086&lon=-107.1172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N802SP) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 441 total, 316 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040930023019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. FOWLER WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTOR FOR CFI AND WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SHORT FIELD LANDING AND LANDED HARD. THE NOSE GEAR WAS PUSHED UP INTO THE FIREWALL AND THE STRUCTURE BEHIND THE FIREWALL AND FLOOR OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED. THE RESULTING DAMAGE JAMMED THE ELEVATOR CONTROLS. THE PROPELLER ALSO HIT THE RUNWAY AND BOTH BLADES WERE DAMAGED. THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AFTER STRIKING THE RUNWAY AND MR. FOWLER INITIATED A GO AROUND. THE AIRPLANE WAS FLOWN TO A SUCCESSFUL LANDING ON ANOTHER RUNWAY WITH NO ELEVATOR CONTROL.

## 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 DEN04LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA150), Sep 30, 2004: Cessna 172S (N802SP), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the pilot.

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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