# Accident 20190729012889A: Cessna Aircraft Co 162, Vernal, UT, July 29, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2019, 06:32 local time
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Airport: Vernal Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4483° N, 109.5069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4483&lon=-109.5069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30321, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30321-2020-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 162 (registry code 060005E, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200 series (registry code 17402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO 162
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190729012889A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 29, 2019 THE PILOT WITH A STUDENT IN A LIGHT-SPORT AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 17 AT VERNAL REGIONAL AIRPORT AT 0632 LOCAL. THE STUDENT WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT BUT THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE TAKEOFF TO SHOW THE STUDENT A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED AND A WITNESS AND THE STUDENT PILOT SAID THE AIRCRAFT WENT STRAIGHT UP TO ABOUT 100 OR SO FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND FELL BACK TO THE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR19LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA204), Jul 29, 2019: Cessna 162 (N30321), Vernal, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's abrupt maneuver at an altitude too low for recovery, which resulted in impact with the runway.

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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