# NTSB SEA06CA181: Cessna 172M, N29MX, Moab, UT, September 13, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 13, 2006, 10:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Moab, UT - Coordinates: 38.758335, -109.758056 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7583&lon=-109.7581&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 28, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 64506 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA06CA181 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64506/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA181 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to obtain current NOTAMS which resulted in an on-ground collision with a construction berm while landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - berm (contributing factor) - notams - not obtained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot reported that the aircraft collided with a mound of dirt while landing on runway 3. The mound of dirt was perpendicular to the runway centerline and was approximately 12-inches high. The runway was under construction at the time of the accident. The Notice to Airman (NOTAM [D]) associated with the runway construction stated that the southern most 2,000 feet of runway 3/21 was closed. The NOTAM was issued on September 6, and was valid through the timeframe of the accident. The pilot did not receive the NOTAM information prior to the flight. The pilot reported that he received an "abbreviated routine briefing" from DUAT.COM, (an FAA Direct User Access Terminal) however, he did not know abbreviated briefings did not include NOTAM information. ## Factual narrative On September 13, 2006, about 1000 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N29MX, sustained substantial damage subsequent to a collision with a mound of dirt while landing on runway 3 at Canyonlands Field Airport, Moab, Utah. The private pilot and two passengers aboard the airplane were not injured. The airplane is registered to a private party, and was being operated by the pilot as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country flight under the provisions of Title 14 CFR 91, when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that departed Bountiful, Utah, approximately 2 hours prior to the accident. The pilot reported that the aircraft collided with a mound of dirt while landing on runway 3. The mound of dirt was perpendicular to the runway centerline and was approximately 12-inches high. Runway 3 was under construction at the time of the accident. The Notice to Airman (NOTAM [D]) associated with the runway construction stated that the southern most 2,000 feet of runway 3/21 was closed. The NOTAM was issued on September 6, and was valid through the timeframe of the accident. The pilot did not receive the NOTAM information prior to the flight. The pilot reported that he received an "abbreviated routine briefing" from DUAT.COM, (an FAA Direct User Access Terminal) however, he did not know abbreviated briefings did not include NOTAM information. The Canyonlands Field Airport (KCNY) has one hard-surfaced asphalt runway, 3/21 magnetic. The runway is 7,100 feet long and 75 feet wide. The airport elevation is 4,555 feet above mean sea level. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N29MX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29MX), registered now, S/N 17266309, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172M - Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17266307 - Engines: Lycoming O-360 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 91 - Operator: Arnold Hardy - Registered owner: David G. Curtis - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: BTF, BOUNTIFUL, UT - Destination: CNY, Moab, UT - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: CNY, Canyonlands Field, runway 3, dirt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 65 total, 25 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20060913019259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060913019259A), Sep 13, 2006: Cessna 172M, Moab, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) This is a preliminary report. When the remainder of the relevant facts become known, an amended report will be filed. (-23 amendment) the pilot obtained… 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. 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