N741TW – CESSNA 172 – 2017-06-06 NTSB Accident Report

On June 06, 2017, a Cessna 172 (N741TW) was involved in an incident near Tooele, UT. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: 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.

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.

This incident is documented in NTSB report GAA17CA327. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N741TW.