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FAA incident report · Cessna 150H · Vernon, UT · October 24, 2021

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Date
October 24, 2021 · 12:30 local
Place
Vernon, UT
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7232S
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
105 total20 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N7232SRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 2023 · Cessna 150HS/N 15067932 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna 150HEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Our office was notified on October 25, 2021 of an airplane incident that occurred on October 24, 2021 at approximately 12:33 local time. The student pilot, privacy data omittedwas flying N7232S, a Cessna 150H, from tooele valley airport (ktvy) to delta municipal airport (kdta) on a solo cross-country flight. The aircraft departed ktvy at approximately 11:15 local time. A little more than an hour after departure at around 12:30 local time, the pilot had a forced landing due to an unexpected downdraft while over terrain. This a violation of title 14 CFR part 91.103.

The aircraft experienced minimal damage initially to the propeller from hitting a rock while landing. Later the aircraft sustained extensive damage when the wind blew it over near the top of a ridge later in the evening. The airframe and wings sustained substantial damage and the aircraft is considered to be totaled.

The pilot sustained no injuries due to the landing, but sustained a minor scrape on his hip when exiting the aircraft.

Pilot hours are estimated due to the pilot losing his logbook.

As the FAA filed it

OUR OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED ON OCTOBER 25, 2021 OF AN AIRPLANE INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 24, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:33 LOCAL TIME. THE STUDENT PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS FLYING N7232S, A CESSNA 150H, FROM TOOELE VALLEY AIRPORT (KTVY) TO DELTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KDTA) ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KTVY AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15 LOCAL TIME. A LITTLE MORE THAN AN HOUR AFTER DEPARTURE AT AROUND 12:30 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT HAD A FORCED LANDING DUE TO AN UNEXPECTED DOWNDRAFT WHILE OVER TERRAIN. THIS A VIOLATION OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91.103.

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED MINIMAL DAMAGE INITIALLY TO THE PROPELLER FROM HITTING A ROCK WHILE LANDING. LATER THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WHEN THE WIND BLEW IT OVER NEAR THE TOP OF A RIDGE LATER IN THE EVENING. THE AIRFRAME AND WINGS SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE AIRCRAFT IS CONSIDERED TO BE TOTALED.

THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES DUE TO THE LANDING, BUT SUSTAINED A MINOR SCRAPE ON HIS HIP WHEN EXITING THE AIRCRAFT.

PILOT HOURS ARE ESTIMATED DUE TO THE PILOT LOSING HIS LOGBOOK.