- Date
- October 4, 1988, 16:22 local (22:22 UTC)
- Place
- Rawlins, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N21SPPilgrim Steen Skybolt
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881004044249A
- Case key
- 17624
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pvt plt in command and his atp-rated pax were ferrying the newly-purchased acft from FL to WA. They departed scottsbluff, NE, and were enroute to rock springs, WY, when the pax advised the plt insufficient VFR fuel reserves precluded continuing to rks. The plt elected to divert to Rawlins. The plt said when on final apch, acft was slightly high on VASI and he corrected. As the plt flared for landing, he noted a high sink rate and added power. The plt said there was dip in the rwy and the acft struck the rising portion of the dip. The acft bounced. The plt said he was to the right of centerline and he corrected. The acft touched down again and veered to the left. The plt attempted to abort the landing. The acft lifted off again, stalled, touched down, skidded sideways and ground looped.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21SP
- Reported as
- Pilgrim Steen Skybolt (STEEN SKYB)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- P3
- Airframe hours
- 641
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-C4J5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Dowdney, Stephen P.
- Registered owner
- Stephen P. Dowdney
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 30, 1980 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- BFF · Scottsbluff, NE
- Destination
- RKS · Rock Springs, WY
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- RWL · Rawlins Municipal, runway 22, 7,008 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 135 total · 17 in this make and model · 73 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RWL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N21SP · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.