# Accident 20180216002679A: Cessna 172M, Broomfield, CO, February 16, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2018, 21:20 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Rocky Mountain Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9089° N, 105.1172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9089&lon=-105.1172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13453, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13453-2020-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 234 total, 200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180216002679A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA18CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA135), Feb 17, 2018: Cessna 172 (N13453), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll in gusting wind 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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