- Date
- November 13, 1989, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bryce Canyon, UT
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- CGPGACessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 17867
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to attain adequate climb speed. Contributing factors were: inadequate preflight planning in that the pilot did not adequately consider the high density altitude effect on the airplane's climb performance.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt said he selected 10 deg of flaps and took off on rwy 21. Winds were from 240 deg at 10, gusting to 15 KTS. The airplane used about 2500 ft of the 7400-FT runway. After the airplane reached 400 ft AGL, it would not climb any more so the plt turned right, increased the angle of attack, and noticed the airspeed decaying. The plt said he selected a landing area and made an emergency landing. The plane hit a ridge, bounced over a fence, skidded through a small ditch, and came to rest in a depression. The landing gear collapsed. The arpt elev was 7586 ft; density alt was estd to be 8750 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGPGA
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 5,987
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mount Royal College
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · October 30, 1989 · 20 hours before
- Destination
- IDA · Idaho Falls, ID
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 188 total · 188 in this make and model · 104 as pilot in command · 42 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point -0 °F