# Incident 20060414007629I: SSMK4, Boulder, UT, April 14, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2006, 12:00 local time
- Place: Boulder, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9228° N, 111.4319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9228&lon=-111.4319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2898J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2898J-2010-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Storch Aviation Australia PTY SS-MK4 (registry code 05614P8, https://openairdocs.org/model/storch-aviation-australia-pty-ss-mk4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SSMK4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 5 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060414007629I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM A DIRT ROAD AT BOULDER, UTAH AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15 MDT ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRYING TO SPOT COWS. AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 MDT, HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE SAME DIRT ROAD DURING A CROSSWIND METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DIRT BERM AND GROUND LOOPED. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SHEARED OFF DURING THIS TIME AND IT DRAGGED THE LEFT WING TIP INTO THE GROUND. THIS CAUSED SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. THERE WAS ALSO SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IT HAD BEEN RECOVERED TO SPANISH FORK, UTAH. HIS ASSESSMENT IS THAT THIS IS AN INCIDENT. THIS IS THE FINAL REPORT FOR THE AIRCRAFT INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N2898J (1)

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

- [Accident 20090529006349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090529006349A), May 29, 2009: Storch SSMK4 (N2898J), Escalante, UT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Pilot was on a sight seeing flight with a friend and flying below the canyon ridge line. The pilot came to a "y" in the canyon and turned left. The…

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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