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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Englewood, CO · June 23, 2026

Date
June 23, 2026 · 15:30 local
Place
Englewood, CO
Airport
Centennial Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N50917
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Upon landing at apa rwy 35R after post flight inspection instructor pilot contacted tower to report possible impact with an object on approach. Pilot stated that a noise was heard at same time flap lever was actuated. Pilot stated that no object was seen impacting aircraft. Damage to the aircraft that may have occurred was corrected by sanding and painting at the time of the investigation. Photos were obtained from the maintenance staff of the damage prior to the maintenance performed. The photos indicate scratches on the lower RH wing approx. 2 inches aft of the leading edge by approx. 2 inches inboard of wing tip. Scratches transition from forward to aft with black and red coloring. There are 2 marks in the skin of the same section on what looks like a previous unrepaired or treated corrosion.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING AT APA RWY 35R AFTER POST FLIGHT INSPECTION INSTRUCTOR PILOT CONTACTED TOWER TO REPORT POSSIBLE IMPACT WITH AN OBJECT ON APPROACH. PILOT STATED THAT A NOISE WAS HEARD AT SAME TIME FLAP LEVER WAS ACTUATED. PILOT STATED THAT NO OBJECT WAS SEEN IMPACTING AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT THAT MAY HAVE OCCURRED WAS CORRECTED BY SANDING AND PAINTING AT THE TIME OF THE INVESTIGATION. PHOTOS WERE OBTAINED FROM THE MAINTENANCE STAFF OF THE DAMAGE PRIOR TO THE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. THE PHOTOS INDICATE SCRATCHES ON THE LOWER RH WING APPROX. 2 INCHES AFT OF THE LEADING EDGE BY APPROX. 2 INCHES INBOARD OF WING TIP. SCRATCHES TRANSITION FROM FORWARD TO AFT WITH BLACK AND RED COLORING. THERE ARE 2 MARKS IN THE SKIN OF THE SAME SECTION ON WHAT LOOKS LIKE A PREVIOUS UNREPAIRED OR TREATED CORROSION.