# Accident 20190719012179A: Cessna 172R, Centennial, CO, July 19, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2019, 10:08 local time
- Place: Centennial, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5786° N, 104.8511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5786&lon=-104.8511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N403FR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N403FR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 67 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA440](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA440) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190719012179A

## Narrative

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

A STUDENT PILOT DURING CHECK-RIDE FOR A PRIVATE RATING WITH DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER (DPE) ONBOARD, CRASHED ON TAKE-OFF FROM RWY 17L AT KAPA AIRPORT. FOR THE INITIAL TAKEOFF, THE DPE ASKED THE APPLICANT TO PERFORM A SIMULATED SOFT FIELD TAKE-OFF MANEUVER. AIRFIELD VIDEO SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CLIMBED ABOUT 10-15? ABOVE THE RUNWAY, LEVELED OFF THEN SANK BACK, CLOSE TO THE RUNWAY.

THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY BEGAN TO GAIN ALTITUDE, THE AIRCRAFT INCREASED IN A NOSE UP ATTITUDE, WHICH INDUCED AN AERODYNAMIC STALL.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERS LEFT OF THE RUNWAY (LEFT WING LOW), PRIOR TO IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLS RIGHT IMPACTING THE GROUND IN A RIGHT ANGLE AND NOSE LOW. SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, FIREWALL, AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR.  THE FUSELAGE STRUCTURE AFT OF THE COCKPIT IS TWISTED AND BUCKLED.

## 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 GAA19CA440](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA440), Jul 19, 2019: Cessna 172 (N403FR), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain lateral control during a soft-field takeoff, which resulted in the left wing striking the runway and a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N403FR (1)

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

- [Incident 20030104000889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030104000889I), Jan 4, 2003: Cessna 172R (N403FR), Denver, CO. (-23) The pilot stated that after touch down, with a slight quartering tailwind, the aircraft started to drift to the left. The pilot attempted to correct this…

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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