- Date
- February 16, 1999, 15:55 local (22:55 UTC)
- Place
- West Jordan, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N734BECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19990216013769A
- Case key
- 45761
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft. Factors were his lack of recent flight experience, and his lack of experience in the make and model of aircraft.
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 pilot had completed three full stop landings. During his fourth landing, he was attempting to perform a touch and go. As he was preparing for takeoff, he 'lost control' of the aircraft. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and nosed over. At the time of the accident, the pilot had flown two hours in the past 90 days, and had accumulated a total of two hours in the make and model of the accident aircraft. The wind at the airport was reported to be from 260 degrees at 5 knots.
Factual narrative
On February 16, 1999, approximately 1555 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172N, N734BE, operated by Great Western Aviation of West Jordan, Utah, was substantially damaged when it departed the side of the runway and nosed over during landing roll at Salt Lake City Municipal 2 Airport, West Jordan, Utah. The private pilot, the sole occupant aboard, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91, and no flight plan was filed.
According to the pilot, he had successfully completed three full stop landings on runway 16. During his fourth landing, he was attempting to perform a touch and go. As he was preparing for takeoff, he "lost control" of the aircraft. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and nosed over. The aircraft came to rest approximately 150 to 200 feet from the side of the runway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to both wings and the vertical stabilizer.
The wind, recorded one minute after the accident at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), was from 340 degrees at 6 knots. SLC is the closest weather reporting facility, and is located 11 miles north of Salt Lake City Municipal 2 Airport (U42). The pilot reported that the wind at U42 was from 260 degrees at 5 knots.
At the time of the accident, the pilot had flown two hours in the past 90 days, and had accumulated a total of two hours in the make and model of the accident aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734BE
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17268719
- Airframe hours
- 6,984
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Great Western Aviation
- Registered owner
- Kenneth G. Felt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 12, 1999 · 24 hours before
- Departed
- U42
- Airport
- U42 · Salt Lake City Muni 2, runway 16, 5,860 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 89 total · 1 in this make and model · 28 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SLC, 11 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.