# Accident 20040731016139A: Cessna 172N, Hurricane, UT, July 31, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2004, 14:40 local time
- Place: Hurricane, UT
- Airport: Hurricane Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1336° N, 113.3006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1336&lon=-113.3006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5426J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5426J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 60 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040731016139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS GOING TO DO TOUCH AND GO OPERATIONS. AFTER HIS FIRST TAKE-OFF ON DOWNWIND HE STATED HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE BUT THE ENGINE RPM DID NOT REDUCE AS HE ANTICIPATED IT SHOULD. HE MADE AN ATTEMPT TO LAND BUT DURING FINAL HE COULD NOT GET THE AIRCRAFT SLOWER THAN 85 KNOTS. HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND AND MAKE ANOTHER ATTEMPT AND PERHAPS FIX WHAT HE PERCEIVED AS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE. DURING THE SECOND ATTEMPT HE DECIDED TO LAND REGARDLESS OF THE AIRSPEED. THIS ATTEMPT RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROP, RIGHT LANDING GEAR, THE NOSE GEAR STRUT WAS JAMMED INTO THE FIREWALL AND ABOUT 18 INCHES OF THE LEFT WING TIP WAS BENT UPWARDS. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE THROTTLE AND CARBURETOR REVEALED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THERE WERE STRONG GUSTY CROSSWINDS AT THE TIME AND THE RUNWAY IS NARROW AND BOARDED BY SOFT SOIL. THE STUDENT WAS UNABLE TO RECALL HIS LANDING SPEED AND FLAP SETTING. DURING THE ON SITE INVESTIGATION THE FLAPS WERE AT 10 DEGREES. THE REPORTED WINDS AT THE NEXT NEAREST AIRPORT, ST. GEORGE, UT, WERE 260 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS. THE STUDENT WASUSING RUNWAY 18 AT HURRICANE, K1L8.

## 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 DEN04LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA114), Jul 31, 2004: Cessna 172N (N5426J), Hurricane, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing. Contributing factors include the crosswind, the wind gusts, and the exceeded maximum demonstrated crosswind component.

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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