# Incident 20260503005379I: Cessna 172S, Broomfield, CO, May 3, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2026, 15:18 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: Y61S
- 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: N25CW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25CW) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 433 total, 157 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260503005379I

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCE WIND GUST FROM TEH RIGHT. STUDENT PILOT DID NOT COMPENSATE CORRECTLY RESULTING IN TEH AIRCRAFT VEERING LEFT TO TEH EDGE OF TEH RUNWAY BEFORE CFI TOOK CONTROL. AIRCRAFT STUCK RUNWAY LIGHT RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT JUST FORWARD OF LOWER WING STRUT ATTACHMENT POINT.

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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