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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Spanish Fork, UT · March 21, 2011

Date
March 21, 2011 · 13:22 local
Place
Spanish Fork, UT
Airport
Spanish Fork-Springville
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N739DG
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11LA175
Reported as
Cessna 172N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
83 total58 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Student pilot privacy data omitted decided to fly/operate N739DG, Cessna 172N, in the local Spanish Fork airport area in weather conditions with winds and gusty winds that exceeded his experience level for landings at the time. He expericed in ground effect upon landing the main tires bounced off runway, and he stated a micro burst of intense wind caught the aircraft at this time in a irrecoverable cartwheel that sent aircraft off the runway causing accident, approx. 75-100 feet off runway 12.after interviews it has been determined by operations inspector a 44709 will be performed on the instructor, privacy data omitted. Instructor admitted he had problems/understanding how to read weather reports and such.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECIDED TO FLY/OPERATE N739DG, CESSNA 172N, IN THE LOCAL SPANISH FORK AIRPORT AREA IN WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH WINDS AND GUSTY WINDS THAT EXCEEDED HIS EXPERIENCE LEVEL FOR LANDINGS AT THE TIME. HE EXPERICED IN GROUND EFFECT UPON LANDING THE MAIN TIRES BOUNCED OFF RUNWAY, AND HE STATED A MICRO BURST OF INTENSE WIND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT AT THIS TIME IN A IRRECOVERABLE CARTWHEEL THAT SENT AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY CAUSING ACCIDENT, APPROX. 75-100 FEET OFF RUNWAY 12.AFTER INTERVIEWS IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY OPERATIONS INSPECTOR A 44709 WILL BE PERFORMED ON THE INSTRUCTOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. INSTRUCTOR ADMITTED HE HAD PROBLEMS/UNDERSTANDING HOW TO READ WEATHER REPORTS AND SUCH.

NTSB investigation

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