# Accident 20041116034229A: Cessna 172P, Fort Collins, CO, November 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2004, 12:45 local time
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Airport: Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4517° N, 105.0117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4517&lon=-105.0117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54165, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54165) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041116034229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL UPON LANDING ON PILOT'S SECOND SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT LEFT THE PAVED RUNWAY AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE PAVEMENT.

## 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 DEN05LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA037), Nov 16, 2004: Cessna 172P (N54165), Loveland, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and the student pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and decision making. Contributing factors include the quartering tail…

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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