# Accident 20231013020899A: Zlin Aviation Sro SAVAGE, Fairfield, UT, October 13, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2023, 15:00 local time
- Place: Fairfield, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2433° N, 112.0921° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2433&lon=-112.0921&mi=10
- Aircraft: N866SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N866SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zlin Aviation Sro SAVAGE (registry code 0600003, https://openairdocs.org/model/zlin-aviation-sro-savage) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZLIN AVIATION SRO SAVAGE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 160 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231013020899A

## Narrative

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

PILOT'S PASSENGER BECAME ILL THEREOFORE THE PILOT INTENDED TO LAND A UT9. ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY THE PASSENGER SEATED BEHIND THE PILOT BEGAN TO VOMIT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ASSIST THE PASSENGER WHICH RESULTED HIGHER THAN NORMAL LANDING SPEED AND OVER CORRECTION RESULTING IN A GOUND LOOP.

## 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 WPR24LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA026), Oct 13, 2023: Zlin Aviation Sro Savage (N866SA), Fairfield, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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