What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 24 October 2008 at approximately 10:12, N64055, a Cessna 172P crashed on final to runway 29L at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (bjc), broomfield Colorado, the pilot was cleared to land on 29R and on the base leg was directed to land on 29L. Winds at the time were 030 at 12 knots. The pilot attempted to land and after bouncing once the aircraft was turned almost 270 degrees. The pilot lost control of the aircraft and crashed left wing and nose first into the ground approximately 20 feet to the left of runway 29L. The aircraft was totaled and the single pilot suffered serious injuries and was life flighted to an area hospital. Interviews with two pilots reported gusty and squirrelly wind conditions at the time of accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 24 OCTOBER 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:12, N64055, A CESSNA 172P CRASHED ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 29L AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (BJC), BROOMFIELD COLORADO, THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON 29R AND ON THE BASE LEG WAS DIRECTED TO LAND ON 29L. WINDS AT THE TIME WERE 030 AT 12 KNOTS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AND AFTER BOUNCING ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED ALMOST 270 DEGREES. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED LEFT WING AND NOSE FIRST INTO THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 29L. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALED AND THE SINGLE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS LIFE FLIGHTED TO AN AREA HOSPITAL. INTERVIEWS WITH TWO PILOTS REPORTED GUSTY AND SQUIRRELLY WIND CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.