# Accident 20041102027319A: Zinair CH2000, Salt Lake City, UT, November 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2004, 10:30 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: 40.6200° N, 111.9933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6200&lon=-111.9933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8504G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8504G-2008-06-23) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 580 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041102027319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT WAS A TRAINING FLIGHT TO PRACTICE BASIC FLIGHT MANEUVERS WITH AN INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WITH ABOUT 12 HOURS FLIGHT TIME ON BOARD. THE STUDENT HAD SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED 3 LANDINGS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE INSTRUCTOR. ON THE 4TH LANDING SHE FLARED THE AIRCRAFT HIGH. THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED AND FELL, LANDING HARD ON THE RUNWAY DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR, MAIN LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AT WHICH TIME THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT FLARED AND SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TOO HIGH ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THE INSTRUCTOR WAS LATE CORRECTING THE SITUATION.

## 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 DEN05CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA018), Nov 2, 2004: Aircraft Mfg & Dev. CH 2000 (N8504G), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the dual student's high flare resulting in an inadvertent stall/mush and a hard landing. A factor contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.

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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