# Accident 20220624007879A: Cessna 152, Mendon, UT, June 24, 2022 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 24, 2022, 09:15 local time - Place: Mendon, UT - Airport: Logan-Cache - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Maneuver - Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141) - Operator: GO3S - Location: 41.6805° N, 111.9681° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6805&lon=-111.9681&mi=10 - Aircraft: N934JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N934JH-2025-01-31) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 152 - Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235-L2C - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 2 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA227) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220624007879A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. A 14 CFR 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL WAS THE OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE 141 SCHOOLS DIRECTOR OF AVIATION AND CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS FOR A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) TO GIVE INSTRUCTION IN STALL SPIN RECOVERY TO A PILOT (A STUDENT OF THE 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL) WHO WAS SEEKING A CFI RATING. THE 141 SCHOOLS DIRECTOR OF AVIATION AND CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE INSTRUCTION GIVEN WAS FROM THE 141 SCHOOL APPROVED CURRICULUM. THE CFI GIVING THE INSTRUCTION HAD BEEN TRAINED ON THE 141 SCHOOLS CURRICULUM AND PROCEDURES FOR STALL SPIN RECOVERY TRAINING. HE ALSO STATED THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE CFI HAD GIVEN STALL SPIN RECOVERY INSTRUCTION FOR THIS 141 SCHOOL. FAA AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVIELLANCE-BROADCAST (ADS-B) DATA SHOWS THAT TWO POSSIBLE STALL SPIN RECOVERY MANUEVERS WERE PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. DURING WHAT APPEARED TO BE A THIRD STALL SPIN RECOVERY MANUEVER THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN. ACCORDING TO ADS-B DATA THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE THIRD POSSIBLE STALL SPIN RECOVERY MANUEVER AT GEOMETRIC ALTITUDE (GALT) OF 9400 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL). ELEVATION AT THE ACCIDENT SITE IS 4495 FEET MSL. THE 141 SCHOOLS DIRECTOR OF AVIATION STATED THAT THEIR PROCEDURE FOR STALL SPIN RECOVERY TRAINING IS TO START THE SPIN AT 10000 FEET MSL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UPRIGHT AND ALL WRECKAGE WAS IN A CONFINED AREA. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO IMPACT SLIGHT NOSE DOWN, AND THE FUSELAGE BROKE. WINGS WERE INTACT BUT DAMAGED. COCKPIT AND INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WAS TRACES OF FUEL VISIBLE IN THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT WING FUEL TANK. THE PROPELLER HUB WITH BOTH PROPELLER BLADES ATTACHED WAS SEPARATED FROM THE PROPELLER FLANGE. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE WAS PRESENT. FIRST RESPONDERS STATED THAT UPON THEIR ARRIVAL SOON AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT FUEL COULD BE SMELLED, AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT WING. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (LEO?S) STATED WITNESSES SAW THE AIRCRAFT SPINNING. ONE STATED THAT THEY HEARD THE ENGINE SOUND LIKE IT WAS ACCELERATING DURING THE SPIN. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATORS LOCATED SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE THAT SHOWED THE AIRPLANE IN A FULLY DEVELOPED SPIN PRIOR TO IMPACTING TERRAIN. IT APPEARS THAT THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHEN CONTROL WAS POSSIBLE. BOTH PILOTS CERTIFICATION RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY FOR THIS FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT REQUIRED INSPECTION RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY FOR THIS FLIGHT. RECOMMENDED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS. THE NTSB MAY PERFORM AN ENGINE EXAMINATION AT SOME UNKNOWN FUTURE DATE AND THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED WITH THOSE RESULTS IF NECESSARY. RECOMMEND COUNSELING OF THE 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL IN TWO AREAS, ONE TO VERIFY THAT ITS PROCEDURES FOR STALL SPIN RECOVERY ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT FAA GUIDANCE. THE SECOND, TO VERIFY ITS PROCEDURES FOR THE QUALIFICATION REQUIRMENTS OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOTS CONDUCTING THE SPIN TRAINING EMPHASIZEING ADEQUATE HOURS LOGGED IN THE TRAINING AIRCRAFT. ## 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 WPR22FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA227), Jun 24, 2022: Cessna 152 (N934JH), Mendon, UT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to recover from a developed spin, which resulted in impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s decision to enter the maneuver below… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.