# Accident 19991112030959A: Cessna 172R, Logan, UT, November 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: Logan, UT
- Airport: Logan-Cache Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7206° N, 111.8403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7206&lon=-111.8403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N427ES, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427ES-2003-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991112030959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19) ON NOVEMBER 12, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 1130 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172R, N427ES, OPERATED BY GREAT WESTERN AVIATION, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING LANDING AT LOGAN-CACHE AIRPORT, LOGAN, UTAH.  THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD, WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE TRAINING FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT POCATELLO, IDAHO, APPROXIMATELY 1030.  PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THE PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT.  HE DEPARTED LOGAN AT 0900 AND ARRIVED AT POCATELLO WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 0950.  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING LANDING ON THE RETURN LEG.  A PILOT-WITNESS FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE SAID IT APPEARED THE PILOT USED 30 DEGREES OF FLAPS, THE AIRPLANE WAS TOO HIGH AND TOO FAST, AND THE APPROACH WAS QUITE STEEP.  THE WITNESS SAID HE DID NOT SEE THE AIRPLANE FLARE.  HE THEN SAW THE AIRPLANE SPIN AROUND AND COME TO A HALF FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.  THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF, THE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED, THE TAILCONE WAS BENT, AND THERE WERE WRINKLES IN THE HORIZONTAL STABLIZER SK IN. (-23) FINAL LEG OF INITIAL SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. STUDENT LANDED NOSE-WHEEL FIRST. A/C WENT INTO FORE-AFT OSCILLATION. NOSE-WHEEL LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND A/C DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. POST ACCIDENT MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL LANDING GEAR, PROPS, AND FIREWALL. NO FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN00LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA017), Nov 12, 1999: Cessna 172R (N427ES), Logan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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