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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Broomfield, CO · February 16, 2018

Date: February 16, 2018 · 21:20 local
Place: Broomfield, CO
Airport: Rocky Mountain Metropolitan
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N13453
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA135
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 234 total200 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N13453Registration cancelled Dec 5, 2020 · Cessna 172MS/N 17262763 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft was on short final to runway 30, wind 22 knots gusting to 33 knots. Aircraft was 4 to 5 feet above runway when the wind changed/shifted and the tail lifted up and the pilot made corrections to land on all three wheels and then lost directional control. The aircraft exited the runway, flipped inverted in the ditch next to the runway and came to rest.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 30, WIND 22 KNOTS GUSTING TO 33 KNOTS. AIRCRAFT WAS 4 TO 5 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY WHEN THE WIND CHANGED/SHIFTED AND THE TAIL LIFTED UP AND THE PILOT MADE CORRECTIONS TO LAND ON ALL THREE WHEELS AND THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY, FLIPPED INVERTED IN THE DITCH NEXT TO THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA18CA135Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBroomfield, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.Feb 17, 2018 · Substantial damage