# Incident 20200701005339I: Cessna 172N, Broomfield, CO, July 1, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2020, 08:01 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9205° N, 105.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9205&lon=-105.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6587E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6587E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200701005339I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 01, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 08:01 LOCAL TIME, N6587E ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND LANDING SITUATION. THE STUDENT PILOT ON HIS FOURTH SOLO FLIGHT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AT TOUCHDOWN AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IMPACTING TWO TAXIWAY LIGHTS, DAMAGING THE LEFT LANDING GEAR FAIRING. THE SOLE STUDENT PILOT ONBOARD WAS NOT INJURED AND DID NOT NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION. DUE TO THE MINIMAL MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT THIS QUALIFIED AS AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N6587E (1)

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

- [Accident 20220730013619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220730013619A), Jul 30, 2022: Cessna 172N (N6587E), Longmont, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed kbjc at approximately 08:30 MDT for klmo (19 miles north) to practice landings and take offs. PIC, student and full fuel on board. Winds…

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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