# Accident 20110321005809A: Cessna 172N, Spanish Fork, UT, March 21, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2011, 13:22 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Airport: Spanish Fork-Springville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1444° N, 111.6656° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1444&lon=-111.6656&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739DG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739DG-2019-03-25) (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
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 58 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110321005809A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR11LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA175), Mar 21, 2011: Cessna 172N (N739DG), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting wind, which resulted in a loss of airplane control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to depart with a…

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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