# Accident 20041204030749A: Cessna 172P, Denver, CO, December 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2004, 11:35 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5700° N, 104.8492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5700&lon=-104.8492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55250, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55250) (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: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041204030749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS COMPLETING THIRD LANDING OF INITIAL SOLO FLIGHT. WHEN NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN ON LANDING ROLL, AIRCRAFT MADE AN ABRUPT TURN TO THE LEFT. STUDENT PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT TURN BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 DEN05LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA031), Dec 4, 2004: Cessna 172P (N55250), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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