20200425003519A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Bountiful, UT · April 25, 2020

Date
April 25, 2020 · 12:00 local
Place
Bountiful, UT
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N707VB
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR20CA134
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,274 total1,193 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Investigation: our office was notified on April 25, 2020 at 12:08 local time, of an aircraft accident that occurred on April 25, 2020 and 12:00 local time. The pilot was flying N707VB, a PA18, was landing runway 35 at Bountiful skypark airport (kbtf). The aircraft upon landing struck the prop which then veered the aircraft off the right side of the runway where the aircraft flipped over the nose upside down.

The right-wing lift strut, rudder, and vertical stabilizer were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

The pilot sustained minor injuries from a cut in her hand. No other occupants were on board.

As the FAA filed it

INVESTIGATION: OUR OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED ON APRIL 25, 2020 AT 12:08 LOCAL TIME, OF AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON APRIL 25, 2020 AND 12:00 LOCAL TIME. THE PILOT WAS FLYING N707VB, A PA18, WAS LANDING RUNWAY 35 AT BOUNTIFUL SKYPARK AIRPORT (KBTF). THE AIRCRAFT UPON LANDING STRUCK THE PROP WHICH THEN VEERED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER THE NOSE UPSIDE DOWN.

THE RIGHT-WING LIFT STRUT, RUDDER, AND VERTICAL STABILIZER WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION.

THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM A CUT IN HER HAND. NO OTHER OCCUPANTS WERE ON BOARD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.