Plane Crash List

Cessna 172N N1422E

24 October 2007 · Grand Junction, Colorado, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 24 October 2007 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N1422E, operated by Colorado Flight Center, was involved in an accident near Grand Junction, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Grand Junction, Colorado, United States
Nearest airport
Walker Field (GJT)
Coordinates
39.1222, -108.5267
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N1422E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Colorado Flight Center
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Grand Junction → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN08CA020

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

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

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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