- Date
- August 12, 1989, 11:35 local (17:35 UTC)
- Place
- Bullfrog, UT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9084WPiper PA-28-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890812028799A
- Case key
- 17602
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Probable cause
Improper flare by the pilot, his failure to maintain runway alignment, and the improper remedial action which resulted in a loss of control. The high density altitude and objects (runway light and smudge pot) were considered to be contributing factors.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt obtained a wx briefing & filed a VFR flt plan from salt lake city to Bullfrog, UT. The wx was VFR. The flt proceeded uneventfully until a landing was made at Bullfrog. Witnesses saw the acft touchdown hard, bounce, & depart the left side of the rwy. The acft then struck a rwy light & a smudge pot. It was observed to lift off & enter a steep left bank. Subsequently, it crashed in a left wing low attitude & began burning. The acft was demolished by impact & fire. Density alt at the arpt was aprx 6500 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9084W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-10687
- Airframe hours
- 3,112
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B4B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- J. Marves Mahoney
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 29, 1988
- Departed
- U42 · Salt Lake City, UT
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- U07 · Bullfrog Basin, runway 19, 3,500 × 40 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 700 total · 121 in this make and model · 408 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.