# Accident 20180805010129A: Jensen Paul G SAVANNAH, Fairfield, UT, August 5, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2018, 08:45 local time
- Place: Fairfield, UT
- Airport: Desert Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2622° N, 112.0931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2622&lon=-112.0931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N951RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N951RA-2026-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jensen Paul G SAVANNAH (registry code 05630HZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/jensen-paul-g-savannah) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JENSEN PAUL G SAVANNAH
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 618 total, 367 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18TA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18TA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180805010129A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ?I WAS DESCENDING FOR A LANDING WHEN MY PLANE LOST LIFT AND BEGAN TO STALL.  I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED FULL THROTTLE FOR MAXIMUM POWER, BUT THE PLANE CONTINUED TO FALL.  I CONTINUED TO APPLY FULL POWER, BUT THE PLANE DID NOT RECOVER IN TIME BEFORE STRIKING THE GROUND.  THERE WAS TALL SAGEBRUSH AS WELL AS A DITCH AT THE POINT OF IMPACT.  THIS CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO BREAK OFF WHICH IN TURN CAUSED A PROP AND RIGHT WING STRIKE.?   IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL AND 40-45 KNOTS AIRSPEED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT AND BEGAN TO SINK.

## 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 WPR18TA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18TA212), Aug 5, 2018: ICP Savannah (N951RA), Fairfield, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control after encountering a downdraft on approach to the runway.

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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