# Accident 20220713021829A: Cessna 208B, Salt Lake City, UT, July 13, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2022, 18:52 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HSYA
- Location: 40.7884° N, 111.9778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7884&lon=-111.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N877FE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,516 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220713021829A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/13/2022, ATC CLEARED PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR VISUAL FROM THE DOWNWIND TO FOLLOW A B-757 ON A FIVE-MILE FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 34R AT KSLC.  WHILE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN THE FLARE, THE TOWER REPORTED THE B-757 ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR ON LANDING.  AT 1852 MDT THE PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 34R, ALSO ENCOUNTERED A WINDSHEAR AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER A GUST OF WIND FROM THE WEST.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO AROUND AND NOTIFIED THE TOWER. THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO INIATE A CLIMB TO APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DRIFTING TO THE EAST, THE PILOT LOWREED THE LEFT WING TO COUNTERACT THE DRIFT AND MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A DOWNDRAFT PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE RIGHT EDGE OR THE RUNWAY.  THE LEFT WING LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND FOLDING THE NOSE GEAR UNDER, CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DUG INTO THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD AND AT THE SAME TIME, THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP, THE TAIL DROPPED BACK DOWN.  THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD WITH 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 WPR22LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA251), Jul 14, 2022: Cessna 208B (N877FE), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain control of the airplane when it encountered a microburst during a landing attempt and a go-around near known thunderstorm activity. Contributing to the accident was…

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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