# NTSB DEN93LA002: Cessna 172N, N5884E, Englewood, CO, October 5, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 5, 1992, 08:42 local (14:42 UTC)
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Coordinates: 39.640052, -104.989616 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6401&lon=-104.9896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 18255
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN93LA002
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/18255/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA002

## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL. A FACTOR WAS EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED DURING LANDING.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command
- Nose down, landing
  - terrain condition - open field

## Analysis

DURING FINAL APPROACH, THE STUDENT PILOT POSITIONED THE AIRCRAFT LOW AND FAST FOR TOUCH DOWN.  FOLLOWING A FAST LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A FIELD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5884E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5884E-2015-04-30), registration cancelled 2015-04-30, S/N 17271951, 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: 17271951
- Airframe hours: 5025
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: John D. Burrington, doing business as Denver Aircraft Leasing
- Registered owner: Denver Aircraft Leasing, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, August 20, 1992, 31 hours before
- Departed: COS, COLORADO SPRING, CO
- Destination: APA
- Airport: APA, Centennial, runway 28, 4,903 × 62 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; student; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 184 total, 170 in this make and model, 126 as pilot in command, 33 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 70° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 34 °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 19921005041069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921005041069A), Oct 5, 1992: Cessna 172N, Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in quatering tailwind. ATC assigned runway. Go around was too late.

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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