# Accident 20070331004359A: Burdet RV3R, Bountiful, UT, March 31, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2007, 15:15 local time
- Place: Bountiful, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake Skypark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8681° N, 111.9261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8681&lon=-111.9261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N455DB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N455DB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burdette Ralph D RV-3-R (registry code 0560478, https://openairdocs.org/model/burdette-ralph-d-rv-3-r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BURDET RV3R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 689 total, 5 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070331004359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 31, 2007 AT ABOUT 15:15 MDT, EXPERIMENTAL BURDETTE RV-3 N455DB SUMMERSAULTED AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 AT SKYPARK AIRPORT IN WOODSCROSS, UTAH. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY DURING A LIGHT CROSSWIND ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME. THERE WAS NO ELT ACTIVATION AT THE TIME. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER LANDING, YAWED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN DEPARTED THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, SUMMERSAULTED AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK. THIS IS A PRELIMINARY REPORT. WHEN MORE FACTS ARE KNOWN AN AMENDED REPORT WILL BE FILED.

## 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 SEA07LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA087), Mar 31, 2007: Burdette RV-3 (N455DB), Bountiful, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors include an earthen berm near the point where the aircraft departed the side of the runway.

## Other reports on N455DB (1)

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

- [Incident 20221215022339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221215022339I), Dec 15, 2022: Rv-3 R (N455DB), Addison, TX, Minor damage. The subject aircraft was being repositioned from one hangar to another with no intention of flight. N455DB was taxiing from the turbine hanger on taxiway…

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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