# Accident 20110914019629A: Cessna 172M, Wendover, UT, September 14, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2011, 16:00 local time
- Place: Wendover, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7728° N, 113.3836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7728&lon=-113.3836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9197H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9197H-2013-05-22) (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: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA449) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110914019629A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 AT 1600 LOCAL, N9197H, A CESSNA 172M, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A SALT FLAT APPROXIMATELY 35 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF WENDOVER, UT AND 4 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80.  THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR SANK INTO THE SOFT DIRT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND COME TO REST ON IT'S TOP.THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE, AFT FUSELAGE, AND LEFT HAND WING.THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR11CA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA449), Sep 14, 2011: Cessna 172M (N9197H), Wendover, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose over.

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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