# Accident 20110704013039A: Piper PA-28R-201, Spanish Fork, UT, July 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2011, 14:15 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1378° N, 111.6672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1378&lon=-111.6672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47869, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47869) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 30 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110704013039A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED NEAR MAX GROSS WEIGHT WITH 3 PASSENGERS IN PA28.  DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS A FACTOR.  FLEW TO NEARBY AIRPORT AND THEN AROUND THE VALLEY FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR.  DURING LANDING FLARE WAS HIGH AND AIRCRAFT HIT HARD AND BOUNCED ON THE BOUNCE PILOT ADDED POWER TO TRY AND SOFTEN THE NEXT LANDING.  SUBSEQUENT LANDING HIT HARD AND FAST.  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY AS PILOT ATTEMPTED GO AROUND BY APPLYING FULL POWER AND LATER RETRACTING THE FLAPS.  AIRCRAFT TRAVELED FOR APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET IN THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY.  AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK A DITCH WHICH CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR TO SHEAR OFF.  AIRCRAFT STOPPED SOON THEREAFTER.  NO DAMAGE TO PROPELLER OR ENGINE.  DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, FUSELAGE, BELLY, NOSEWHEEL, AND BOTH MAIN GEAR.

## 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 WPR11CA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA314), Jul 4, 2011: Piper PA-28R-201 (N47869), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control.

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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