# Accident 20200220000709A: Cessna 172S, Boulder, CO, February 20, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2020, 11:15 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0400° N, 105.2300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0400&lon=-105.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N370SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N370SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 506 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200220000709A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 20, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1115 MST, N370SP, A CESSNA 172S AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT AT THE BOULDER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KBDU) BOULDER, COLORADO. THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS ONBOARD WITH NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH CONTAMINATION ON THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN20CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA094), Feb 20, 2020: Cessna 172 (N370SP), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll on the slush-covered runway.

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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