Cessna 172 N741TW

Summary

On 6 June 2017 at about 22:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N741TW, operated by Upper Limit Aviation, was involved in an accident near Tooele, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 June 2017 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Tooele, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Bolinder Field-Tooele Valley (TVY)

Coordinates

40.6067, -112.3508

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N741TW

Category

Airplane

Year built

2008

Engines

1

Operator

Upper Limit Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salt Lake City → Tooele

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA327

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an attempted go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that, during landing, the airplane "ballooned up and [he] added a little throttle [to] settle the [airplane]." He added that "the [airplane] seemed to settle but felt like it was coming down too fast." He applied full power to go around and reduced the flaps to 20°. He added that "the [airplane] was stalling and so [he] moved the flaps to 0 degrees, which caused the plane to continue to stall." Subsequently, the airplane impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and empennage. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.