# NTSB DEN99LA039: Cessna 172N, N734BE, West Jordan, UT, February 16, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 16, 1999, 15:55 local (22:55 UTC) - Place: West Jordan, UT - Coordinates: 40.619712, -111.979675 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6197&lon=-111.9797&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 18, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 45761 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN99LA039 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/45761/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA039 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - lack of recent experience, pilot in command (contributing factor) - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor) - Nose over, landing - roll ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734BE-1999-06-09), registration cancelled 1999-06-09, S/N 17268719 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172N - Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17268719 - Airframe hours: 6984 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19990216013769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990216013769A), Feb 16, 1999: Cessna 172N, Salt Lake City, UT, Substantial damage. (.4) 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,… From the NTSB's public API. 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