# NTSB DEN88LA101: Cessna 172Q, N96299, Englewood, CO, April 28, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 27, 1988, 19:51 local (Apr 28, 1988, 01:51 UTC)
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Location: 39.5701° N, 104.8493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTENNIAL (APA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5701&lon=-104.8493&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 17465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN88LA101
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/17465/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA101

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - aborted
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - raising of flaps - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - fatigue(flight schedule), pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - aborted
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - aborted
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload
- Nose down, landing - aborted

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96299](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96299), registered now, S/N 17276054 (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: 17276054
- Airframe hours: 2400
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4N 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Aspen Flying Club
- Registered owner: Merry L Disney
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 23, 1988, 85 hours before
- Departed: GLD, GOODLAND, KS
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: APA, Centennial, runway 28, 4,900 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 90 total, 24 in this make and model, 49 as pilot in command, 39 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 70° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19880427011599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880427011599A), Apr 27, 1988: Cessna 172Q, Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Overcorrected. Attempted a go around. Nose gear hit a knoll and collapsed.

## Other investigations on N96299 (2)

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 DEN99FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99FA077), May 13, 1999: Cessna 172Q (N96299), Greeley, CO, minor damage. Probable cause: Failure of both the pilot receiving instruction and the flight instructor to maintain a visual lookout. A factor was the failure of the other pilot to maintain a visual lookout.
- [NTSB MKC90LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA011), Oct 20, 1989: Cessna 172Q (N96299), Hiwasse, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY PLAN THE FLIGHT AND INSURE THAT THERE WAS SUFFICIENT FUEL TO COMPLETE THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT ALSO FAILED TO MONITOR THE FUEL LEVEL DURING THE FLIGHT.

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.

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