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April 19, 2022 · Cessna 172N · N711DA

Englewood, CO

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
April 19, 2022
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (2 uninjured)
Location
Englewood, CO
Aircraft
Cessna 172N (1976)
Tail Number
N711DA
Operator
Aspen Flying Club
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
CEN22LA179

The flight instructor reported that during landing, the student pilot was the pilot flying. The airplane touched down and immediately veered to the right. The student pilot attempted to correct with left rudder, but the airplane continued to veer to the right. The flight instructor then took the controls and stated she heard a “rumbling noise” coming from the nose wheel area of the airplane. The airplane exited the right side of the runway and impacted a taxiway sign coming to a rest in a ditch. The nosewheel strut, right main landing gear and horizontal stabilizer were substantially damaged. A postaccident visual examination of the brakes, nosewheel steering, and flight controls revealed no abnormalities or defects that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB Probable Cause

The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the student pilot and the student pilot’s loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

Full Narrative

On April 19, 2022, about 1130 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172N airplane, N711DA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Centennial, Colorado. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The flight instructor stated that she and the student pilot were cleared for a straight-in approach to runway 28 at Centennial Airport (APA), Centennial, Colorado, after having practiced several maneuvers. The student pilot landed the airplane on the runway under her supervision. After touchdown, the airplane began veering right of the centerline as its speed began to slow. The student pilot attempted to apply left rudder input to counter the veer to the right, but the airplane continued to veer to the right. The flight instructor then took control of the airplane and applied left rudder and the brakes, but the right veering continued. The flight instructor reported hearing a rumbling noise from the nosewheel at this point and added back pressure to keep the nose off the ground. The airplane’s nosewheel then hit a taxiway sign before the airplane came to rest in a ditch. A postaccident visual examination of the brakes, nosewheel steering, and flight controls revealed no abnormalities or defects that would have precluded normal operation.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time11:30 MDT
Nearest AirportCentennial Airport (0nm N)
Runway28
Runway Length4800 ft
Runway Width75 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Flight Plan ActivatedNo
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 172N
Tail NumberN711DA
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorAspen Flying Club
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-360-A4M · Reciprocating · 180
Seats4

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (2 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured2
Total2
Crew 1Age 37 · Third Class · None
Crew 2Age 19 · None · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind220° @ 15 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point66 F / 21 F
Altimeter29.76 inHg
Observation Time09:53
Weather SourceWFAC

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