What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 29, 2008 privacy data omitted was receiving instruction in a Cessna 172XP privacy data omitted from privacy data omitted near Leadville, Colorado. During instruction privacy data omitted noticed the aircraft stopped gaining altitude and gave the controls to privacy data omitted. privacy data omitted Heard the stall warning horn sound and looked for an emergency landing area. privacy data omitted Attempted the landing and hit hard in the landing configuration. The aircraft flipped over on its wings causing one injury to the passenger in back. The aircraft is a total loss.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2008 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION IN A CESSNA 172XP ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NEAR LEADVILLE, COLORADO. DURING INSTRUCTION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED GAINING ALTITUDE AND GAVE THE CONTROLS TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HEARD THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUND AND LOOKED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING AREA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED THE LANDING AND HIT HARD IN THE LANDING CONFIGURATION. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS WINGS CAUSING ONE INJURY TO THE PASSENGER IN BACK. THE AIRCRAFT IS A TOTAL LOSS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.