# Incident 20210410002059I: Cessna 172M, Salt Lake City, UT, April 10, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2021, 13:54 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: QN7S
- Location: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7608&lon=-111.8910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4365R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4365R) (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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 55 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210410002059I

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS OUT TO FLY A CROSS COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT FROM SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SLC).  THE WEATHER REPORT AND METAR INDICATED THE WINDS WERE CALM AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF.  THE INITIAL ATIS AT 12:54 PM. PRIOR TO GETTING A CLEARANCE INDICATED THE WEATHER WAS ALSO CALM AND WAS NEARLY ONE HOUR OLD.  DURING THE RUNUP, THE STUDENT DETECTED A SLIGHT WIND OUT OF THE WEST WITH HER WINDOW OPEN.  WHEN TAXIING ONTO RWY 35 FOR TAKEOFF, THE STUDENT REPORTED THE WIND BLOWING THE AIRCRAFT SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF CENTERLINE (WEATHER VANED) CONFIRMING WINDS OUT OF THE WEST, AND MOVED BACK TO THE CENTERLINE.  THE STUDENT REPORTED ENTERING LEFT AILERON AND USING RIGHT RUDDER TO LINE UP WITH CENTERLINE.  FULL THROTTLE WAS THEN APPLIED.

AT 45 KNOTS, THE NOSE STARTED TO LIFT, BUT THE STUDENT WAITING FOR 55 KNOTS FOR TAKEOFF SPEED BEFORE LIFTING OFF.  DURING THIS PERIOD, THE STUDENT REPORTS BEING BLOWN 40 DEGREES TO THE LEFT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWED IN AN ATTEMPT TO STRAIGHTEN THE NOSE WITHOUT SUCCESS.  WHEN REALIZING THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING TO GO OFF THE RUNWAY, THE THROTTLE WAS PULLED TO IDLE AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING A DITCH/BUMP IN THE GRASS.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL.

THE METAR INDICATED AT 13:54 AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF THE WINDS WERE FROM 310 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 18 KNOTS.  WITH A 40 DEGREE CROSSWIND GUST AT 18 KNOTS, THE STUDENT WOULD HAVE EXPERIENCED A CROSSWIND GUST OF APPROXIMATLY 11 KNOTS.

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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