Probable cause
The pilot's improper landing flare.
NTSB analysis
While on final approach, the airplane was not descending as expected, so the pilot elected to perform a go-around. During the landing for the second approach, the pilot flared, and the airplane touched down and immediately made a loud noise. The airplane pitched down and skidded off the runway. The nose landing gear collapsed, one of the propeller blades separated, and the composite structure of the fuselage was wrinkled. Postaccident examination found no mechanical anomalies or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN12CA093 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Nov 28, 2011
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Fort Collins, Colorado
- Nearest airport
- Fort Collins-Loveland Mncpl (KFNL)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
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- N-number
- N835FS
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.