# Accident 20180722017579A: Cessna 172P, Peyton, CO, July 22, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2018, 11:20 local time
- Place: Peyton, CO
- Airport: Meadowlake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9406° N, 104.5686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9406&lon=-104.5686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99243, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99243) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 108 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA433) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180722017579A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PRACTICING A SHORT FIELD LANDING, ON RUNWAY 33, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AFTER TOUCHDOWN. BOTH THE STUDENT PILOT AND DPE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT WITH NO AFFECT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TAXIWAY SIGN AND TRAVELLED ACROSS THE GRASSY AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED A SHALLOW RAVINE AND CAME TO REST ADJACENT TO THE TAXIWAY. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS.

## 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 GAA18CA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA433), Jul 22, 2018: Cessna 172 (N99243), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions.

## Other reports on N99243 (3)

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

- [Incident 20091122025799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091122025799I), Nov 22, 2009: Cessna 172P (N99243), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. The solo student pilot was practicing landings at Colorado Springs airport (kcos) on runway 17L and 12. Winds were reported at 140 v 170 14G20. After eight…
- [Incident 19990411018599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990411018599I), Apr 11, 1999: Cessna 172P (N99243), Divide, CO. (-5) On Sunday, April 11, 1999, at approximately 1145 MDT, the pilot of N99243 (a Cessna model CE-172-P) contacted cos tower and reported that the aircraft's…
- [Incident 19920322014699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920322014699I), Mar 22, 1992: Cessna 172P (N99243), Syracuse, KS, Minor damage. Pilot mistook access road for airport. Rolled onto a highway before stopping. Aircraft suffered minor damage.

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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