# Accident 20090816014809A: Cessna 172S, Denver, CO, August 16, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2009, 10:23 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5700° N, 104.8492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5700&lon=-104.8492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22265, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22265) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total, 140 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA530](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA530) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090816014809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 16, 2009 AT 10:24 MDT AIRCRAFT N52265, A CESSNA 172S SERIAL NUMBER 172S10026 CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING A CROSS WIND LANDING.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT WINDS WERE FROMM 120 AT 15 KNOTS WITH WINDS STRONG OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST.  HE ESTABLISHED VISUAL TO 17R AT 70 KNOTS, 20 DEGREE FLAPS, AND 7 DEGREE LEFT CRAB.  AT THRESHOLD OF 17R EASED INTO LEFT SIDE SLIP AND STRAIGHTENED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN THE RUNWAY.  AT 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY EXECUTED A ROUND OUT AND FLARE.  THE LEFT WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN NORMAL BUT PRIOR TO THE RIGHT TOUCHING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT WEATHER VANED POINTING TOWARDS THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER PRESSURE AND THE PLANE FLIPPED TAIL FIRST ONTO ITS BACK.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND SPAR, RUDDER, BOTH ELEVATORS, PROPELLER, AND TWISTING OF THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 CEN09CA530](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA530), Aug 16, 2009: Cessna 172 (N22265), Centennial, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing flare in crosswind conditions.

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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