# Accident 20190514004429A: Cessna Aircraft Co 162, Las Animas, CO, May 14, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2019, 16:10 local time
- Place: Las Animas, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0853° N, 103.2008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0853&lon=-103.2008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5213Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5213Z-2023-12-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 162 (registry code 060005E, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200 series (registry code 17402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO 162
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190514004429A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON HIS OWN PROPERTY AND LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING SOFT FIELD LANDING ATTEMPT. GROUND WAS SOFT AND NOSE WHEEL DUG IN AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. PILOT WAS EXTRACTED BY FIRST RESPONDERS AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

## 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 CEN19LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA169), May 14, 2019: Cessna 162 (N5213Z), Las Animas, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land on soft, muddy terrain, which resulted in a nose over.

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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