# Accident 20180808015129A: Cessna 172R, Greeley, CO, August 8, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2018, 20:00 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Greeley-Weld County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4286° N, 104.6319° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4286&lon=-104.6319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20JA-2019-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18CA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18CA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180808015129A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 8, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 HOURS (MST), N20JA, A CESSNA C-

172, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON A TOUCH AND GO AT GREELEY-WELD COUNTY (KGXY), CO. WEATHER AT TIME WAS VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITION (VMC).  THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES SUSTAINED.

## 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 CEN18CA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18CA323), Aug 9, 2018: Cessna 172 (N20JA), Greeley, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s and safety pilot's conflicting control inputs during landing, which resulted in their failure to maintain a proper airspeed and resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the…

## Other reports on N20JA (1)

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

- [Incident 20180311002279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180311002279I), Mar 11, 2018: Cessna 172R (N20JA), Centennial, CO, No damage. On March 11, 2018 at approximately 1516 MDT, N20JA, a Cessna model 172R aircraft declared an inflight emergency into Centennial Airport (apa) Centennial,…

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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