# Accident 20070813018979A: Cessna 172R, Fort Collins/L, CO, August 13, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2007, 09:45 local time
- Place: Fort Collins/L, CO
- Airport: Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4517° N, 105.0111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4517&lon=-105.0111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N249FS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N249FS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070813018979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 13, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 0945 MDT, N249FS, A CESSNA MODEL 172R EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING ON THE NOSE WHEEL AT LOVELAND FT. COLLINS AIRPORT (FLN), LOVELAND COLORADO. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91 AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 DEN07CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA154), Aug 13, 2007: Cessna 172R (N249FS), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N249FS (1)

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

- [Accident 20180311002249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180311002249A), Mar 11, 2018: Cessna 172R (N249FS), Bedford, MA, Substantial damage. Pilot's description of sequence of events during landing and touchdown: Inbound for landing on RY29 at kbed ~1230 EDT after ~1 hour 40 min originating from…

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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