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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Cortez, CO · June 14, 2011

Date
June 14, 2011 · 14:00 local
Place
Cortez, CO
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6017J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11CA392
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
150 total25 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During landing pilot ballooned up. In an attempt to recover to a correct landing profile, the pilot landed the aircraft nose first. The nose gear and right main gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest off the runway.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING PILOT BALLOONED UP. IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER TO A CORRECT LANDING PROFILE, THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT NOSE FIRST. THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.