# Accident 20100922046759A: Cessna 172S, Longmont, CO, September 22, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2010, 09:15 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1636° N, 105.1631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1636&lon=-105.1631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2459K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2459K-2018-01-02) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 77 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA563](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA563) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100922046759A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/22/2010 AT APPROX 0915 LOCAL TIME N2459K, A CESSNA 172S WAS SUBSTANIALLY DAMAGED DURING A LANDING AT LONGMONT, CO. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS  ON BOARD RECEIVED NO INJURIES. VFR METEOROLGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN10LA563](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA563), Sep 22, 2010: Cessna 172S (N2459K), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate landing flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N2459K (1)

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

- [Accident 20130531009451A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130531009451A), May 31, 2013: Cessna 172S (N2459K), Pheonix, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Location: 3 miles east of anthem, AZ [33°51'53.5", w 112°12'05"] Pob/injuries 2/2 N327PA (WPR13FA254A)+ 2/2 N2459K - no ground injuries Departure point: kdvt…

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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