# NTSB DEN01LA120: Cessna 172Q, N66076, Englewood, CO, July 3, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 3, 2001, 12:52 local (18:52 UTC) - Place: Englewood, CO - Coordinates: 39.580844, -104.860191 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5808&lon=-104.8602&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 1, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 52619 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN01LA120 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52619/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA120 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to properly recover from a bounced landing. A contributing factor were the adverse wind conditions. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - inadvertent, pilot in command - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - runway ## Analysis The pilot was cleared to land on runway 35L. The pilot said the wind was from 100 degrees at 12 knots. The airplane touched down and bounced several times. The nose landing gear was driven up into the firewall and the airplane skidded to a halt on the runway. The official recorded wind was from 090 degrees at 12 knots. Under these circumstances, there was a right quartering (100-110 degrees) tailwind, a 4-knot tailwind component, and a 12-knot crosswind component. The demonstrated crosswind component of the Cessna 172Q is 15 knots. ## Factual narrative On July 3, 2001, at 1252 mountain daylight time, N66076, a Cessna 172Q, owned by EDB Air, Inc., and operated by Wings of Denver, both of Englewood, Colorado, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain while landing at Centennial Airport, Englewood Colorado. The student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan had been filed for the instructional flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Fort Collins/Loveland Airport approximately 1215. The following is based on a telephone conversation with the pilot and the accident report she submitted. The pilot was returning from a solo cross-country flight and had been cleared to land on runway 35L. The wind was from 100 degrees at 12 knots. The airplane touched down and bounced several times. The nose landing gear was driven up into the firewall and the airplane skidded to a halt on the runway. According to the salvage crew that retrieved the airplane, the cockpit floorboard was also buckled. The pilot said she departed the Fort Collins/Loveland Airport at 1130 and the accident occurred at 1200. According to control tower personnel, the accident occurred at 1252. At 1253, the recorded wind at Centennial Airport was from 090 degrees at 12 knots. The demonstrated crosswind component of the Cessna 172Q is 15 knots. Using the official recorded wind and the wind reported by the pilot, there was a right quartering (100-110 degrees) tailwind, a 4-knot tailwind component, and an 11-knot crosswind component. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N66076](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66076-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 17275960, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172Q - Registry model: [Cessna 172Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172q) (registry code 2072437) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17275960 - Airframe hours: 9469 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A4N 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: EDB Air, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 14, 2000, 92 hours before - Departed: FNL, Fort Collins, CO - Destination: APA, Englewood, CO - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: APA, Centennial, runway 35L, 7,004 × 77 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 20; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 12 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 22,000 ft broken - Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 39 °F - Altimeter: 30.23 inHg - Observed at: APA ## 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 20010703020729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010703020729A), Jul 3, 2001: Cessna 172Q, Denver, CO, No damage. (-23) The student pilot stated that she was returning from a solo cross country trip and was cleared to land on runway 351 at apa. After touchdown, the… ## Other investigations on N66076 (3) 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 DEN02LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA033), Mar 16, 2002: Cessna 172Q (N66076), Fruitland, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat. Contributing factors included carburetor icing conditions, the unavailability of suitable terrain on which to make a forced landing, and night conditions. - [NTSB DEN92LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA043), Mar 18, 1992: Cessna 172Q (N66076), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED. - [NTSB DEN88LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA211), Sep 19, 1988: Cessna 172Q (N66076), Broomfield, CO, destroyed 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.