# Accident 20210414006009A: Leeper Damon L RV-4, Monument Valley, UT, April 14, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2021, 14:00 local time
- Place: Monument Valley, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N345DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345DL-2022-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Leeper Damon L RV-4 (registry code 05608CK, https://openairdocs.org/model/leeper-damon-l-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEEPER DAMON L RV-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 135 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210414006009A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING FROM SEZ TO UT25 WITH TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT. UPON APPROACH AT UT25 WINDS WERE VARIABLE WITH GUSTING CROSSWINDS. PILOT FOLLOWED OTHER TWO AIRCRAFT IN FOR LANDING. ABOUT 600 FEET ABOVE GROUND, AIRCRAFT HAD INCREASE IN SINK RATE. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT HIT GROUND ABOUT 200 FEET FROM RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT HIT SOFT SAND AND FLIPPED ONTO BACK.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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