- Date
- June 19, 2002, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Telluride, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9089HCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 2002
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20020619013649A
- Case key
- 55083
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Probable cause
the pilot not maintaining proper aircraft control resulting in a hard landing. Factors contributing to this accident were the high airspeed, the porpoise encountered during the landing, and the pilot's delayed remedial action resulting in the damage to the airplane.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported he flew the final approach at too fast an airspeed. The pilot said, "As a result of this extra speed, I porpoised on landing." An examination of the airplane revealed damage to the firewall and a propeller blade. No other anomalies were revealed.
Factual narrative
On June 19, 2002, at 1030 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N9089H, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged during a hard touch and go landing at the Telluride Regional Airport, Telluride, Colorado. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal, cross-country flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and passenger on board reported no injuries. The flight originated at Albuquerque, New Mexico, at 0800. Following the hard landing, the airplane returned to and landed at Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The pilot reported he flew the final approach at Telluride at too fast an airspeed. The pilot said, "As a result of this extra speed, I porpoised on landing."
An inspection of the airplane was performed at Albuquerque. The inspection showed that the bottom and center right side of the airplane's firewall was wrinkled. The outer 2-1/2 inches of one propeller blade was bent aft 40 degrees. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the airplane's engine, engine controls, and other systems revealed no anomalies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9089H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17265936
- Airframe hours
- 4,804.3
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Christopher J. Lang
- Registered owner
- Mountain Aviation Enterprises, Ltd.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · June 22, 2002 · 38.2 hours before
- Departed
- ABQ · Albuquerque, NM
- Destination
- ABQ · Albuquerque, NM
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- TEX · Telluride Regional Airport, runway 9, 6,870 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.97 inHg
- Observed at
- MTJ, 32 nm away
Docket · 2
The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 29, 2002, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 340 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.