# Accident 20040922021839A: Cessna 172M, Provo, UT, September 22, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2004, 17:30 local time
- Place: Provo, UT
- Airport: Provo Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2205° N, 111.6908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2205&lon=-111.6908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5338H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5338H-2004-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040922021839A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN04LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA147), Sep 22, 2004: Cessna 172 (N5338H), Provo, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's premature liftoff which resulted in failure to attain airspeed which resulted in a stall.

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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