# NTSB DEN00LA070: Cessna 172P, N65312, Fort Collins, CO, April 8, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 7, 2000, 21:30 local (Apr 8, 2000, 03:30 UTC) - Place: Fort Collins, CO - Coordinates: 40.519691, -105.140701 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5197&lon=-105.1407&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 4, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 48918 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN00LA070 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/48918/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA070 ## Probable cause On ground loss of control resulting in collision with airport markings due to inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing roll. Factors were inaccurate in flight planning by landing with a tail wind component and lack of total pilot experience. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - in-flight planning/decision - inaccurate, pilot in command (contributing factor) - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - airport sign/marker - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis At the destination airport on a cross-country flight, the pilot was conducting a practice ILS approach to runway 33. The wind was from 180 degrees at 8 knots. Upon touch down, the aircraft swerved to the right, departed the side of the runway, and struck runway lights and a runway/taxiway sign. Damage was done to the right horizontal stabilizer, empennage, and main landing gear. The pilot had 84 hours total flight time and 55 hours as pilot in command. ## Factual narrative On April 7, 2000, at 2130 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N65312, departed the side of the runway during landing roll at Loveland/Fort Collins Municipal Airport, Loveland, Colorado. The private pilot was not injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this personal flight being operated under Title 14 CFR Part 91 and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Limon, Colorado, at 2030. According to the pilot, he was conducting a practice ILS (instrument landing system) approach to a full stop landing. When the aircraft touched down, it immediately swerved to the right and departed the side of the runway. During this excursion, the aircraft struck runway lights and a runway/taxiway sign before the pilot brought it to a stop. The landing was being performed on runway 33 and the wind was from 180 degrees at 8 knots. Reported damage to the aircraft was to the right horizontal stabilizer, main landing gear, and a crack in the empennage. The pilot provided information that he had a total of 84 hours flight time, all of which was in the Cessna 172. He had 55 hours as pilot in command, 22 hours night experience, and 21 hours in the last 30 days before the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N65312](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65312-2018-08-10), registration cancelled 2018-08-10, S/N 17275728, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172P - Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17275728 - Airframe hours: 7953 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-B2J 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Jeremy A. Hard - Registered owner: Lawerence D. Ramsdell - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, March 31, 2000, 9 hours before - Departed: LIC, LIMON, CO - Destination: FNL - Airport: FNL, Loveland/Fort Collins, runway 33, 8,500 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 20; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 84 total, 84 in this make and model, 55 as pilot in command, 47 in the last 90 days, 21 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: 180° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 30 °F, dew point 16 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: FNL, 1 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000407012019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000407012019A), Apr 7, 2000: Cessna 172P, Fort Collins, CO, No damage. (-23) The pilot stated he was on a night cross country flight from limon, CO. To ft Collins, CO. He stated that he had applied the brakes after takeoff from… ## Other investigations on N65312 (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 DEN03LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA003), Oct 6, 2002: Cessna 172P (N65312), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudging the clearance between the airplane and a fixed object during taxi. Contributing factors were the pilot's attention being diverted and sunglare. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.