# Accident 20220816014929A: Richard B Barnes RANS S-20, Wood Cross, UT, August 16, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2022, 10:30 local time
- Place: Wood Cross, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8681° N, 111.9275° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8681&lon=-111.9275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N578CR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N578CR-2024-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Richard B Barnes RANS S-20 (registry code 056396K, https://openairdocs.org/model/richard-b-barnes-rans-s-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RICHARD B BARNES RANS S-20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 632 total, 11 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220816014929A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING AT BTF, AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND PILOT ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM A GO AROUND. PILOT GAVE FULL THROTTLE WITH 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS AS HE RAISED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY STRIKING THE PROPELLER. BASED ON THE CROSSWIND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND WENT OFF INTO THE GRASS. PLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 WPR22LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA307), Aug 16, 2022: Rans S20 (N578CR), Bountiful, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent loss of airplane control during a go-around when the airplane stalled and collided with the ground.

## Other reports on N578CR (1)

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

- [Incident 20211112022559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211112022559I), Nov 12, 2021: Richard B Barnes RANS S-20 (N578CR), Woods Cross, UT, Minor damage. The airman was conducting phase I flights on an experimental aircraft he had recently built. After the 4th touch and go, he attempted to exit the runway onto…

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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