# NTSB DEN02LA001: Cessna 172N, N2364E, Colo Springs, CO, October 8, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 8, 2001, 13:02 local (19:02 UTC) - Place: Colo Springs, CO - Coordinates: 38.81026, -104.710266 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8103&lon=-104.7103&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 20, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 53582 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN02LA001 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53582/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA001 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's excessive airspeed on final approach. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor) - flare - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The student's approach was "a little fast" and his initial flare was "not enough." The airplane hit the runway hard with the nose landing gear first. The airplane bounced up and began to "oscillate." The pilot requested a full stop landing and told the tower that he would not continue his touch-and-go since he had had a "hard landing." He taxied the airplane off the runway and to the hanger. ## Factual narrative On October 8, 2001, at 1302 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N2364E, was substantially damaged when it landed hard on the runway at Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The student pilot and sole occupant was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this local flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at approximately 1258. The pilot stated that he was doing touch-and-go landings. His first approach was a "little fast" and the initial flare was "not enough." The airplane hit the runway with the nose landing gear first. The airplane bounced up and began to "oscillate." He requested a full stop and told the tower that he would not continue his touch-and-go since he had had a "hard landing." He taxied the airplane off the runway and to the hanger. The airplane's nose landing gear was damaged, the firewall was buckled and the lower portion of the rudder was bent. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2364E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2364E-2012-08-22), registration cancelled 2012-08-22, S/N 17271251, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172N - Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17271251 - Airframe hours: 6537 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Pikes Peak Pilot Center - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, October 1, 2001, 19 hours before - Departed: COS, Colorado Spring, CO - Destination: COS, Colorado Spring, CO - Airport: COS, Colorado Springs Municipal, runway 17R, 11,021 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 22; injuries: none; military, student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 19 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 29.98 inHg - Observed at: KCOS ## 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 20011008029619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011008029619A), Oct 8, 2001: Cessna 172N, Colorado Spring, CO, No damage. (-23) On October 8, 2001, at approximately 1302 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N2364F, was substantially damaged when it landed hard on the runway at… ## Other investigations on N2364E (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 LAX81FVD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD18), Apr 12, 1981: Cessna 172 (N2364E), Oakland, CA, substantial damage 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.