- Date
- June 24, 1985, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Glen Canyon, UT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4547APiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850624051559A
- Case key
- 16713
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Analysis
The plt became lost/disoriented near the end of a x-country flt from west jordan to blanding, Utah. When fuel quantity became low, the plt decided to make a precautionary landing on a dirt road. During the landing falre, a x-wind gust drifted the acft to the left and the wing tip scraped a dirt bank. The plt said he overcorrected with right rudder and the acft went off the right side of the road and came to a stop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4547A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-3856
- Airframe hours
- 4,149
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- H. Reed Black
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 18, 1984 · 54 hours before
- Departed
- U42 · West Jordan, UT
- Destination
- BDG · Blanding, UT
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 287 total · 138 in this make and model · 233 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
- Observed at
- 4BL
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4547A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.