# Accident 20040622010139A: Cessna 170B, Heber, UT, June 22, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2004, 20:15 local time
- Place: Heber, UT
- Airport: Heber Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4817° N, 111.4286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4817&lon=-111.4286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2555C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2555C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040622010139A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN04LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA093), Jun 23, 2004: Cessna 170B (N2555C), Heber City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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.

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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