Cessna 172Q accident near Englewood, Colorado, July 3, 2001
On July 3, 2001 at about 6:52 pm local time, a Cessna 172Q, registered N66076, was substantially damaged in an accident near Englewood, Colorado (Centennial airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the pilot's failure to properly recover from a bounced landing. A contributing factor were the adverse wind conditions.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 3, 2001 · about 6:52 pm local time
- Place
- Englewood, Colorado · Centennial · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172Q · all 172Qs on the register
- Registration
- N66076 · no longer on the register · serial 17275960
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was cleared to land on runway 35L. The pilot said the wind was from 100 degrees at 12 knots. The airplane touched down and bounced several times. The nose landing gear was driven up into the firewall and the airplane skidded to a halt on the runway. The official recorded wind was from 090 degrees at 12 knots. Under these circumstances, there was a right quartering (100-110 degrees) tailwind, a 4-knot tailwind component, and a 12-knot crosswind component. The demonstrated crosswind component of the Cessna 172Q is 15 knots.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 50 hours in all; 50 in this make and model; 25 in the last 90 days; 12 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 9,469 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 14, 2000; 92 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,550 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A4N (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: FNL Fort Collins CO at 6:15 pm
- Destination: APA Englewood CO
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 35L, 7,004 ft by 77 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 090° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 22,000 ft; scat at 9,000 ft
- Temperature: 91°F (33°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Altimeter: 30.23 inHg
- Observation at 6:53 pm from APA
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N66076 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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