20220420005639A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172I · Blanding, UT · April 20, 2022

Date: April 20, 2022 · 07:30 local
Place: Blanding, UT
Airport: Blanding Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N46055
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR22LA161
Reported as: Cessna 172I
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 48 total31 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N46055Registration cancelled Sep 16, 2023 · Cessna 172IS/N 17257016 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 172I Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On April 20, 2022, the student pilot was conducting one of the required solo cross-country flights to obtain a private pilot?s license. While enroute to the Blanding Utah municipal airport (bdg) the student monitored AWOS for the weather and winds. The student reported the winds kept changing, but they were still at a low airspeed. When conducting the first approach to RWY35, the student felt the aircraft was too high, and elected to conduct a go around. On the second approach, the student reported being hit by a gust of wind that raised the right wing, blowing the aircraft to the left of the runway. The wings were leveled and the student conducted a full power go-around; however, the aircraft did not climb as needed to clear the farm equipment in the field. The aircraft main wheels struck the rolling watering equipment in the field causing the aircraft to flip over and sustain substantial damage; while the student received only minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 20, 2022, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING ONE OF THE REQUIRED SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHTS TO OBTAIN A PRIVATE PILOT?S LICENSE. WHILE ENROUTE TO THE BLANDING UTAH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BDG) THE STUDENT MONITORED AWOS FOR THE WEATHER AND WINDS. THE STUDENT REPORTED THE WINDS KEPT CHANGING, BUT THEY WERE STILL AT A LOW AIRSPEED. WHEN CONDUCTING THE FIRST APPROACH TO RWY35, THE STUDENT FELT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO HIGH, AND ELECTED TO CONDUCT A GO AROUND. ON THE SECOND APPROACH, THE STUDENT REPORTED BEING HIT BY A GUST OF WIND THAT RAISED THE RIGHT WING, BLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE WINGS WERE LEVELED AND THE STUDENT CONDUCTED A FULL POWER GO-AROUND; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CLIMB AS NEEDED TO CLEAR THE FARM EQUIPMENT IN THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT MAIN WHEELS STRUCK THE ROLLING WATERING EQUIPMENT IN THE FIELD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND SUSTAIN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE; WHILE THE STUDENT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR22LA161Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBlanding, UTThe pilot’s improper landing flare which, resulted in a bounced landing and loss of airplane control during an aborted landing in gusty wind conditions.Apr 20, 2022 · Substantial damage