# Accident 20240911012829A: Textron Aviation Inc 172S, Centennial, CO, September 11, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2024, 09:40 local time
- Place: Centennial, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5447° N, 104.8489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5447&lon=-104.8489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20747, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20747) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 172S (registry code 2072449, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 713 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240911012829A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/11/2024 AT APPROXIMATELY (09:40 AM) HRS. (MDT), CESSNA C-172, CENTENNIAL AIRPORT, CO., (KAPA) DURING PATTERN PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDING, PILOT NOTED A DECAY OF ENGINE POWER OF 2100 RPM ABOUT 200 FT AGL BUT ABLE TO MAINTAIN A 100 FT PER MINUTE ON CLIMB OUT. NOTIFIED TOWER AND TOOK CONTROLS OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE STUDENT, WITH FULL THROTTLE ENGINE ONLY PRODUCED 1600 RPM.  AT THIS POINT ONLY OPTION WAS TO LAND IN THE NEARBY GOLF COURSE. ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WENT UP A HILL AND FLIPPED OVER. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, MINOR INJURIES, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) EXISTED DURING THE TIME OF EVENT.

## 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 CEN24LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA350), Sep 11, 2024: Cessna 172 (N20747), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to fuel-oil contamination of the fuel injection servo.

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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