# Accident 20040614010239A: Zinair CH2000, Salt Lake City, UT, June 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2004, 08:40 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6194° N, 111.9928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6194&lon=-111.9928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8502F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8502F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000 (registry code 0033001, https://openairdocs.org/model/aircraft-mfg-development-ch-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZINAIR CH2000
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040614010239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT. N1802F ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT SLC AIRPORT #2, BOUNCED HARD AND PERFORMED A GO AROUND. ON THE NEXT ATTEMPT TO LAND MR. ADAMS SETTLED A LITTLE LOW AND FAST ON FINAL. APPROACH IS NORMALLY 65 KNOTS, PILOT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 85 KNOTS. PILOT POWERED UP, KEPT THE AIRCRAFT ON THE CENTERLINE, BOUNCED AGAIN. PILOT PULLED THE THROTTLE AFTER THE NOSE WHEEL DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT THEN PULLED UP ON THE YOKE TO EASE THE PRESSURE ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT KEPT THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT TO A FULL STOP THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DEN04LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA090), Jun 14, 2004: Aircraft Mfg & Dev. Aleros CH 2000 (N8502F), West Jordan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were the low altitude and high airspeed, resulting in an unstabilized approach.

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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