- Date
- August 30, 1989, 12:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Dutch John, UT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7111WPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890830033139A
- Case key
- 17772
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Probable cause
Inadequate compensation for the wind conditions by the pilot, resulting in a loss of control during the takeoff ground run. Factors related to the accident were: the unfavorable (variable/gusty) wind condition, and the high vegetation and tree beside the runway.
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 rprtd that he & a friend were taking off on a soft, dirt rwy with an estimated 23 knot headwind. He said that during the takeoff ground run, the plane encountered a gust of wind that he estimated as 50 KTS. The plane turned sharply to the left. The plt attempted to correct with right rudder. He said he pulled the nose off the ground as the plane departed the runway to the left. The plane flew over sage brush beside the runway, but the left wing struck a 10 ft high cedar tree about 8 ft above the ground. The plane then hit the ground & nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7111W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-902
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Douglas E. Boone
- Departed
- 33U
- Destination
- 36U · Heber, UT
- Airport
- 33U · Dutch John, runway 25, 4,400 × 100 ft, dirt
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 116 total · 116 in this make and model · 85 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 23 knots, gusting 50
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.