# Accident 20181120024529A: Cessna 172M, Peyton, CO, November 20, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2018, 09:10 local time
- Place: Peyton, CO
- Airport: Meadowlake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- 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: N27LA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27LA) (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 E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,156 total, 36 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19TA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19TA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181120024529A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LIFT-OFF AIRCRAFT N27LA AIRCRAFT DESCENDED LEFT WINGTIP IMPACTED TERRAIN AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED ON WHEELS; ROLLED ACROSS TAXIWAY THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO A DITCH, AFTER HITTING DITCH THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE-DOWN.

## 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 WPR19TA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19TA034), Nov 20, 2018: Cessna 172 (N27LA), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to perform a touch-and-go landing at a high-density altitude airport, with a tailwind, and on an upsloping runway, which resulted in decreased airplane performance and the…

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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