# Accident 20260419004259A: Cessna 172P, Centennial, CO, April 19, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2026, 09:01 local time
- Place: Centennial, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5701° N, 104.8493° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5701&lon=-104.8493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53265, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53265) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260419004259A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 19, 2026, A RUNWAY EXCURSION ACCIDENT AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (KAPA) OCCURRED INVOLVING STUDENT PILOT, VIDEO EVIDENCE INDICATED THAT A FLOATING CONDITION OCCURRED DURING LANDING FLARE, WHICH ULTIMATELY LED TO A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE RUNWAY EXCURSION.

## 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 ANC26LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA027), Apr 19, 2026: Cessna 172P (N53265), Centennial, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the flare which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and aerodynamic stall at a low altitude and loss of…

## Other reports on N53265 (2)

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

- [Incident 19930502016459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930502016459I), May 2, 1993: Cessna 172P (N53265), Denver, CO. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft on crosswind landing. Veered off runway.
- [Incident 19880208008579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880208008579I), Feb 8, 1988: Cessna 172P (N53265), Denver, CO. Taxied on runway after receiving takeoff clearance. Remained several minutes then taxied off. Arrested for fwi.

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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