# Accident 20110403004839A: Cessna 172N, Colorado Spring, CO, April 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2011, 11:50 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8058° N, 104.7008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8058&lon=-104.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3484E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3484E-2012-06-04) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 4 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110403004839A

## Narrative

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

ON 4/3/2011, AIRCRAFT N3484E, A CE-172N, PILOTED BY RYAN T NELSON, PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT LANDED AT KCOS, ON 35R.  STRONG, GUSTING, WIND   CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT.  DURING  ROLL OUT, ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET, PILOT ENCOUNTERED WINDS PUSHING AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FOR A GO AROUND, WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.  PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR  INJURIES. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 CEN11CA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA261), Apr 3, 2011: Cessna 172N (N3484E), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot loss of directional control during landing in gusty 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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