# Accident 20220420005639A: Cessna 172I, Blanding, UT, April 20, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2022, 07:30 local time
- Place: Blanding, UT
- Airport: Blanding Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5833° N, 109.4833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5833&lon=-109.4833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46055, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46055-2023-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 31 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220420005639A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR22LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA161), Apr 20, 2022: Cessna 172I (N46055), Blanding, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare which, resulted in a bounced landing and loss of airplane control during an aborted landing in gusty wind conditions.

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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