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DEN08CA020

2007-10-24 · Grand Junction, Colorado, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport GJT

Current FAA registration · N1422E

Make / Model
CESSNA 172N
Year of manufacture
1978 · 29 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19780531
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0ACC1

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

the pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing.

Factual narrative

According to the pilot, she was asked by the control tower to make a "short approach." The pilot said that she was "high" and indicating 65 mph under no-wind conditions when she crossed the runway threshold and the airplane landed hard. Post-accident examination of the airplane revealed the firewall was buckled, the nose tire had blown, the nose strut had collapsed, and the tire rim was chipped. The pilot was asked by the control tower to make a short approach. She was high and indicating 65 mph under no-wind conditions when she crossed the runway threshold and the airplane landed hard. The airplane's firewall was buckled, the nose tire had blown, the nose strut had collapsed, and the tire rim was chipped. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2007_DEN08CA020.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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