# Accident 19890812028799A: Piper PA28235, Bullfrog, UT, August 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1989, 11:35 local time
- Place: Bullfrog, UT
- Airport: Bullfrog Basin Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5709° N, 110.3207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5709&lon=-110.3207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9084W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9084W-1990-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 121 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890812028799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOUNCED HARD ENOUGH TO KNOCK OFF A WHEEL THEN STALLED, CRASHED ON A ROAD AND BURNED DURING GO AROUND. FLAPS DOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN89FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA192), Aug 12, 1989: Piper PA-28-235 (N9084W), Bullfrog, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT, HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT, AND THE IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND OBJECTS (RUNWAY LIGHT AND…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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