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FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Heber, UT · June 22, 2004

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Date
June 22, 2004 · 20:15 local
Place
Heber, UT
Airport
Heber Valley Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2555C
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN04LA093
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental O300*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total25 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N2555CRegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 26199 · Built 1954Airframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft, piloted by j. bret wells, departed salt lake city (slc) at 1930 MDT on June 22, 2004, destined for the Heber city airport (36U). Upon landing, 2015 MDT, the aircraft touched down smoothly with excessive speed. The aircraft's tail bounced slightly. The pilot pulled back on the elevator to set the tail down. The increased angle of attack coupled with the higher airspeed caused the aircraft to lift off. The aircraft changed heading, veering right, and the pilot tried to compensate with right aileron and left rudder. This maneuver was inadequate. The aircraft continued to drift right. The pilot added power to take off and the aircraft touched down again and veered left off the runway and into weeds. At this time the aircraft was out of control and hit the boundary fence. The aircraft continued through the fence and rolled into the barrow pit, flipping upside down on highway 189. The pilot sustained no injuries. The two passengers on board sustained minor injuries limited to scratches and bruises.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT, PILOTED BY J. BRET WELLS, DEPARTED SALT LAKE CITY (SLC) AT 1930 MDT ON JUNE 22, 2004, DESTINED FOR THE HEBER CITY AIRPORT (36U). UPON LANDING, 2015 MDT, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SMOOTHLY WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL BOUNCED SLIGHTLY. THE PILOT PULLED BACK ON THE ELEVATOR TO SET THE TAIL DOWN. THE INCREASED ANGLE OF ATTACK COUPLED WITH THE HIGHER AIRSPEED CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LIFT OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CHANGED HEADING, VEERING RIGHT, AND THE PILOT TRIED TO COMPENSATE WITH RIGHT AILERON AND LEFT RUDDER. THIS MANEUVER WAS INADEQUATE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DRIFT RIGHT. THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO TAKE OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AND VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND INTO WEEDS. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT THE BOUNDARY FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH THE FENCE AND ROLLED INTO THE BARROW PIT, FLIPPING UPSIDE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 189. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES LIMITED TO SCRATCHES AND BRUISES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN04LA093Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHeber City, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the aborted landing. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment, the fence, and the ditch.Jun 23, 2004 · Substantial damage