# Accident 20020713014819A: Piper PA28140, Tooele, UT, July 13, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 13, 2002, 22:35 local time - Place: Tooele, UT - Airport: Bolinder Field-Tooele Valley - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 40.5356° N, 112.3453° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5356&lon=-112.3453&mi=10 - Aircraft: N4690R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4690R) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140 - Reported engine: LYC O320E2A - People aboard: 3 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 3 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA073) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020713014819A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JULY 13, 2002, AT 2158 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140, N4690R, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING CLIMB NEAR TOOELE VALLEY-BOLINDER FIELD, TOOELE, UTAH. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TOOELE, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO SALT LAKE CITY MUNICIPAL 2 AIRPORT, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. THE PILOT TOLD A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS "UNABLE TO CLIMB" AFTER DEPARTURE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND ENGINE MOUNTS. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR WHO WAS AT THE TOOELE AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE "HIGH NINETIES." (-23) ON JULY 13, 2002, AT 2235 MDT MR. KEVIN JONES WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A PIPER PA-28-140, N4690R. HE TOOK OFF FROM THE TOOELE VALLEY, UTAH, AIRPORT (TVY) AND THE AIRPLANE DID NOT CLIMB. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND 2 .1 NM SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT ON A HEADING OF 165 DEGREE MAG. (.4) ON JULY 13, 2002, AT 2158 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140, N4690R, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING CLIMB NEAR TOOELE VALLEY-BOLINDER FIELD, TOOLE, UTAH. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TOOELE, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO SALT LAKE CITY MUNICIPAL 2 AIRPORT, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. THE PILOT TOLD A FAA INSPECTOR THAT AFTER TAKING OFF, THE AIRPLANE WAS "UNABLE TO CLIMB." THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE FIREWALL AND ENGINE MOUNTS. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT RECORDED IN FROM PROVO, UTAH, LOCATED 36 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE WERE AS FOLLOWS: WIND 010 DEGREES AT 3 KNOTS; SKY CONDITION CLEAR; VISIBILITY, 10 STATUTE MILES; TEMPERATURE, 82 DEGREES F; DEW POINT, 59 DEGREES F; ALTIMETER 29.87 INCHES. TOOELE VALLEY AIRPORT IS AT AN ELEVATION OF 4,316 FEET MSL. ACCORDING TO ANOTHER FAA INSPECTOR WHO WAS AT THE AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE "HIGH NINETIES." USING THIS TEMPERATURE AND THE ALTIMETER SETTING RECORDED AT PROVO, UTAH, THE DENSITY ALTITUDE AT TOOELE VALLEY AIRPORT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 7,750 FEET MSL. WEIGHT AND BALANCE COMPUTATIONS WERE MADE BASED ON DATA SUBMITTED BY THE PILOT. THE AIRPLANE WAS WITHIN WEIGHT LIMITS, BUT WAS 0.86 INCHES FORWARD OF THE AIRPLANE'S FORWARD CENTER OF GRAVITY LIMIT. RATE OF CLIMB WAS CALCULATED USING THE PIPER CHEROKEE 140C OWNER'S HANDBOOK. THE RATE OF CLIMB UNDER THESE CONDITIONS WAS CALCULATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET PER MINUTE. USING THE BEST RATE OF CLIMB AIRSPEED OF 85 MILES PER HOUR, IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD CLIMB APPROXIMATELY 247 FEET PER MILE. THE DIFFERENCE IN ELEVATION BETWEEN THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 16 AND THE ACCIDENT SITE IS ABOUT 150 FEET. ## 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 DEN02LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA073), Jul 14, 2002: Piper PA-28-140 (N4690R), Tooele, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command failure to obtain/maintain proper rate of climb, resulting in a collision with terrain. Contributing factors were the high density altitude and exceeding the airplane's forward… ## Other reports on N4690R (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19900304011379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900304011379I), Mar 4, 1990: Piper PA28140 (N4690R), Tooele, UT, Minor damage. Lost control on landing rollout. Hit a runway light. Made a go around and returned for landing. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.