# Accident 20050806016769A: Cessna 172RG, Fort Collins, CO, August 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2005, 15:15 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: N5136R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5136R-2007-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 26 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050806016769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE CESSNA 172RG WAS ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT LANDING RW 33 AT LOVELAND FORT COLLINS AIRPORT WITH THE STUDENT AS THE FLYING PILOT. HE ENCOUNTERED A RIGHT CROSSWIND REPORTED TO BE GUSTING TO 15 KTS. AT TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE LEFT DEPARTED THE ASPHALT AND CONTINUED INTO THE GRASS AREA. THE STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER BY APPLYING POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO TAKE OFF. THE INSTRUCTOR WAITED UNTIL THIS POINT TO TAKE CONTROL, REMOVED ENGINE POWER AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS AREA. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN AIRPORT SIGN AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NONE OF THE THREE OCCUPANTS ONBOARD WERE INJURED.

## 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 DEN05CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA120), Aug 6, 2005: Cessna 172RG (N5136R), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were the crosswind, the pilot's failure to compensate for the wind conditions --- allowing the airplane to touch down without…

## Other reports on N5136R (1)

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

- [Incident 20060108000479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060108000479I), Jan 8, 2006: Cessna 172RG (N5136R), Fort Collins, CO, Minor damage. (-23) During training on the 4th consecutive "touch & go" in the sequence, the pilot [privacy data omitted] landed successfully with the gear down and locked.…

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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