# Accident 20071024824549A: Cessna 172N, Grand Junction, CO, October 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2007, 13:30 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Grand Junction Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1222° N, 108.5267° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1222&lon=-108.5267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1422E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1422E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 332 total, 150 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071024824549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 10/24/07 AT 1330 MDT A CESSNA 172N, N1422E, LANDED HARD AT GRAND JUNCTION, CO (GJT). THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A LEFT DOWNWIND TO LAND ON RUNWAY 29. THE TOWER ASKED THE PILOT TO MAKE A SHORT APPROACH. THE PILOT REPORTS THAT SHE WAS A LITTLE HIGH AT A SPEED OF 65 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD AND ROLLED TO LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY.

## 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 DEN08CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA020), Oct 24, 2007: Cessna 172N (N1422E), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N1422E (2)

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

- [Incident 20210118000779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210118000779I), Jan 18, 2021: Cessna 172N (N1422E), Loxahatchee, FL, Minor damage. On January 18 2020, at approximately 0715 EST, a Cessna 172N, N1422E, registered to a s air LLC, lantana, FL. Was forced to make an emergency landing on a dirt…
- [Accident 19940523017669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940523017669A), May 23, 1994: Cessna 172N (N1422E), Page, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost power on descent. Landed on a sandy hill. Nose gear dug in and broke. Nosed over. No engine defects found.

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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