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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Provo, UT · September 22, 2004

Date: September 22, 2004 · 17:30 local
Place: Provo, UT
Airport: Provo Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5338H
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN04LA147
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 45 total45 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days

N5338HRegistration cancelled Nov 10, 2004 · Cessna 172MS/N 17265406 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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 student pilot was practicing a soft-field takeoff from Provo Municipal Airport (pvu). The pilot said when he pulled back on the yoke, the left wing dropped and the aircraft veered to the left side of runway 31. The pilot said he pulled further back on the yoke as he saw the aircraft getting closer to the ground. The aircraft's left wing struck the ground, then the nose and the right wing tip. The aircraft spun around and came to a stop heading 070 degrees. Substantial damage to the aircraft. Minor injuries to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING A SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF FROM PROVO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PVU). THE PILOT SAID WHEN HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE, THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 31. THE PILOT SAID HE PULLED FURTHER BACK ON THE YOKE AS HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT GETTING CLOSER TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, THEN THE NOSE AND THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND AND CAME TO A STOP HEADING 070 DEGREES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

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 DEN04LA147Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportProvo, UTthe pilot's premature liftoff which resulted in failure to attain airspeed which resulted in a stall.Sep 22, 2004 · Substantial damage