# Accident 20241024015039A: Cessna 172P, Peyton, CO, October 24, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2024, 07:15 local time
- Place: Peyton, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9428° N, 104.5699° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9428&lon=-104.5699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62740, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 846 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241024015039A

## Narrative

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

THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS INITIATED AFTER A STANDARD GROUND BRIEFING ABOUT SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, AND STANDARD PREFLIGHT PREPARATION INCLUDING WEATHER ANALYSIS AND SAFETY DISCUSSION. THE AWOS WAS REPORTING WINDS 280@9 JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 33. THE CFI STATED THE WINDS WERE VARIABLE BETWEEN 280 AND 320 AND OCCASIONALLY GUSTING UP TO 15 KTS FOR THE DURATION OF THE PATTERN ONLY FLIGHT.  THE LOSS OF CONTROL OCCURRED ON APPROXIMATELY THE NINTH PRACTICE SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF. THE STUDENT DRIFTED LEFT AS THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO BECOME AIRBORNE IN GROUND EFFECT, THEN OVERCORRECTED TO THE RIGHT WHILE CONTINUING TO HOLD EXCESSIVE BACK PRESSURE AND FULL POWER. THE CFI VERBALLY DIRECTED "POWER IDLE" AND PHYSICALLY INTERVENED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED OFF THE RIGHT TIRE, DEVIATED OVER THE RIGHT-SIDE RUNWAY LIGHTS, AND THEN TAIL-STRUCK THE A6 SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP, TAXIED CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AND TAKEN TO MAINTENANCE FOR INSPECTION WHERE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL SECTION WAS DISCOVERED.

## 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 CEN25LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA027), Oct 24, 2024: Cessna 172P (N62740), Falcon, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a taxiway sign.

## Other reports on N62740 (1)

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

- [Accident 19990903043629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990903043629A), Sep 3, 1999: Cessna 172P (N62740), Denver, CO, No damage. (-23) Upon touchdown after the 8th landing while flying solo, pilot lost directional control and departed runway. A/c nosed over and came to rest upside down.

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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