Colorado Aviation Accidents & Incidents

On January 31, 2001, at 1530 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172 (tail wheel conversion), N6830A, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in a ground loop during landing roll at Grand Junction, Colorado. The private pilot and sole occupant was not injured. The flight was a local personal flight operating under Title 14 CFR Part 91 and no flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.

According to the pilot, she was on landing roll conducting a touch-and-go landing and the aircraft began to swerve. The pilot said she overcorrected and the aircraft did a ground loop causing damage to the airframe at the landing gear attach points.

On the Pilot/Operator Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2), the pilot provided information that she had 11.7 hours total, and 2.4 hours pilot in command in this make and model aircraft. Failure by the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing roll. A factor was lack of total pilot experience in aircraft make and model.