# Accident 20060117000699A: Cessna 172M, Denver, CO, January 17, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2006, 18:05 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9086° N, 105.1169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9086&lon=-105.1169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1322U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1322U-2006-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 145 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060117000699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT DOWNWIND PREPARING FOR TAKEOFF. WINDS WERE 34 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 44. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN ONTO THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED BY THE WIND AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 DEN06CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA033), Jan 18, 2006: Cessna 172M (N1322U), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to align the airplane's nose into the direction of the wind while performing the pre-takeoff checklist. A contributing factor was the gusty wind conditions.

## Other reports on N1322U (2)

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

- [Incident 19800420044059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420044059I), Apr 20, 1980: Cessna 172M (N1322U), Broomfield, CO, Minor damage. Nose tire and prop damaged during hard landing.
- [Incident 19800309024099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800309024099I), Mar 9, 1980: Cessna 172M (N1322U), Cheyenne, WY, Minor damage. Became airborne after touchdown in gusty wind. Allowed propeller to hit runway during recovery attempt.

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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