# Incident 20260513006619I: Cessna 172I, Montrose, CO, May 13, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2026, 08:00 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Airport: Montrose Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5098° N, 107.8942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONTROSE RGNL (MTJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5098&lon=-107.8942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8489L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8489L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 25 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260513006619I

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTED THREE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS WITH A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) IN SLIGHT CROSSWIND CONDITIONS PRIOR TO THE SOLO FLIGHT. DURING THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S (PIC) FIRST SOLO FLIGHT, A CROSSWIND GUST DURING TOUCHDOWN CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER, AND THE PILOT FAILED TO CORRECT THE DEVIATION. THIS RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING A PROPELLER STRIKE AND LANDING GEAR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT. A REVIEW OF THE PILOT'S LOGBOOKS CONFIRMED THAT THE APPROPRIATE ENDORSEMENTS WERE IN PLACE.

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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