# Accident 20060606008119A: Piper PA20, Salt Lake City, UT, June 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2006, 13:25 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: 40.1417° N, 111.9819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1417&lon=-111.9819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7494K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7494K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060606008119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN LOST CONTROL OF THIS CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT AFTER A HARD BOUNCE INTO THE UNPAVED AREA EAST OF THE RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 SEA06CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA113), Jun 6, 2006: Piper PA-20 (N7494K), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: An improper flare and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing which resulted in the aircraft nosing over. Delayed remedial action was a factor.

## Other reports on N7494K (1)

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

- [Accident 19770213002569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770213002569A), Feb 13, 1977: Piper PA20 (N7494K), Shreveport, LA, Substantial damage

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.