# Incident 20200417002729I: Walter Tachiki TACHIKI 750 CRUZER, Spanish Fork, UT, April 17, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2020, 16:00 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1132° N, 111.6431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spanish Fork, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1132&lon=-111.6431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N145WT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N145WT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Walter Tachiki TACHIKI 750 CRUZER (registry code 05637KK, https://openairdocs.org/model/walter-tachiki-tachiki-750-cruzer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honda VTECH (registry code 33795, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honda-vtech) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WALTER TACHIKI TACHIKI 750 CRUZER
- Reported engine: HONDA VTECH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200417002729I

## Narrative

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

ON  THE 3RD TEST FLIGHT THEY (AIRCRAFT AND PILOT) WERE LANDING AT SPANISH FORK, A CROSS WIND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT IN THE FLARE, LOST CONTROL AND GOT BOTH WING TIPS AND BROKE THE NOSE WHEEL OFF. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES

## Other reports on N145WT (1)

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

- [Accident 20220114000639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220114000639A), Jan 14, 2022: Walter Tachiki TACHIKI 750 CRUZER (N145WT), Spanish Fork, UT, Substantial damage. The pilot in command (PIC) started N145WT with intent to takeoff on runway 30 at the Spanish Fork-Springville municipal airport (U77). During takeoff, the PIC…

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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