- Date
- December 29, 1985, 15:38 local (22:38 UTC)
- Place
- Broomfield, CO
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N96321Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851229066289A
- Case key
- 16908
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - not maintainedCause
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Go-around - improperCause
Improper use of procedureCause
On ground/water collision with object
Analysis
The acft drifted off the runway during the flare/touchdown phase of ldg due to plt failure to correct for a 20 kt xwind condition. The plt attempted to make a go-around at a low a/s and with ldg flaps (25 degrees) extended, resulting in loss of control and collision with a water twr, followed by grnd impact and nose over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96321
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17276057
- Airframe hours
- 687
- Engine
- Lycoming 0320D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David L. & Maureen Heil
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · November 13, 1985 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- 48V · Erie, CO
- Destination
- BJC · Broomfield, CO
- Airport
- BJC · Jeffco, runway 29R, 7,500 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 82 total · 31 in this make and model · 51 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BJC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.