# Accident 20120227002119A: Cessna R172E, Watkins, CO, February 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2012, 11:52 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7853° N, 104.5431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7853&lon=-104.5431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3196F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3196F-2014-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 60 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120227002119A

## Narrative

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

ON 2/27/2012 AT APPX 1152 LOCAL AT KFTG AIRPORT, ON TAXIWAY A AT A7, A CESSNA 172E, N3196F, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT BECAME INVERTED, AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK. ONE SOUL ABOARD - NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN12LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA171), Feb 27, 2012: Cessna R172E (N3196F), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to taxi in wind conditions that exceeded the airplane’s capability.

## Other reports on N3196F (1)

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

- [Accident 19921227051729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921227051729A), Dec 27, 1992: Cessna R172E (N3196F), Ramah, CO, Substantial damage. Engine broke a connecting rod during cruise flight. Nosed over landing in rough field.

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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