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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Amtr SA300 · Bountiful, UT · May 27, 1997

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Date
May 27, 1997 · 10:30 local
Place
Bountiful, UT
Airport
Salt Lake Skypark Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1923S
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA97LA122
Reported as
Amtr SA300
Reported engine
Lycoming O435C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
283 total38 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days
N1923SRegistered now · Renquist John H STARDUSTER TOO SA300S/N 1786 · Built 1984Airframe modelRenquist John H STARDUSTER TOO SA300Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On may 27, 1997, approximately 1030 mountain daylight time, a noe SA-300 experimental biplane, n`923S, nosed over after departing the side of the runway at Bountiful Skypark, Utah. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured, but the aircraft, which was owned and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The 14 CFR part 91 local personal pleasure flight had been in the air about 30 minutes at the time of the accident. No flight plan had been filed, and the flight was being condurcted in visual meteorological conditions. According to the pilot, he excuted a full stall landing, and during the landing roll, the aircraft moved to the right side of the runway where its right main gear hit a pool of water on the run way surface. This pulled the aircraft further to the right, and the pilot was unable to keep it from departing the right side of the runway. After departing the runway, the aircraft entered an area of soft dirt and flipped over. A review of the pilots log revealed that he had been receiving dual instruction in the aircraft for about 60 days prior to the accident. During that period of time, he had logged over 220 landings, and had received his conventional gear/tailwheel endorsement after a flight that had occurred earlier on the day of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 27, 1997, APPROXIMATELY 1030 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A NOE SA-300 EXPERIMENTAL BIPLANE, N`923S, NOSED OVER AFTER DEPARTING THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT BOUNTIFUL SKYPARK, UTAH. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE 14 CFR PART 91 LOCAL PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT HAD BEEN IN THE AIR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED, AND THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDURCTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE EXCUTED A FULL STALL LANDING, AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT MOVED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE ITS RIGHT MAIN GEAR HIT A POOL OF WATER ON THE RUN WAY SURFACE. THIS PULLED THE AIRCRAFT FURTHER TO THE RIGHT, AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP IT FROM DEPARTING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN AREA OF SOFT DIRT AND FLIPPED OVER. A REVIEW OF THE PILOTS LOG REVEALED THAT HE HAD BEEN RECEIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION IN THE AIRCRAFT FOR ABOUT 60 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME, HE HAD LOGGED OVER 220 LANDINGS, AND HAD RECEIVED HIS CONVENTIONAL GEAR/TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT AFTER A FLIGHT THAT HAD OCCURRED EARLIER ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA97LA122Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBountiful, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Related factors include: an area of standing water on a portion of the runway, and soft terrain just off the edge of the runway.May 27, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1923S · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20060120011749ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Churchville, MD(-23) Eyewitness stated the pilot started too steep a climb on takeoff and the aircraft stalled and the left wing dropped. Pilot picked up the left wing and the right wing dropped. Pilot almost got aircraft level when nose and prop contacted the ground and…Jan 20, 2006 · Substantial damage