# NTSB WPR22LA307: Rans S20, N578CR, Bountiful, UT, August 16, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: August 16, 2022, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Bountiful, UT - Coordinates: 40.868149, -111.92749 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8681&lon=-111.9275&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 105747 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA307 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105747/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105747 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA307 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent loss of airplane control during a go-around when the airplane stalled and collided with the ground. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Richard B Barnes RANS S-20, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=056396K), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Richard B Barnes RANS S-20, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=056396K), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Richard B Barnes RANS S-20, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=056396K), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: angle of attack](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Richard B Barnes RANS S-20, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md?model=056396K), [All aircraft, 990 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Richard B Barnes RANS S-20, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=056396K), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Richard B Barnes RANS S-20, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=056396K), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240); cases with it: [Richard B Barnes RANS S-20, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=056396K), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, the airplane bounced during landing. He attempted to execute a go-around, but the airplane stalled and subsequently collided with the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N578CR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N578CR-2024-02-03), registration cancelled 2024-02-03, S/N 09180083 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: RANS S20 - Registry model: [Richard B Barnes RANS S-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/richard-b-barnes-rans-s-20) (registry code 056396K) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 09180083 - Year built: 2021 - Airframe hours: 11 - Engines: Rotax 914 ul 115 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, September 21, 2021, 11 hours before - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: BTF, Skypark, runway 35, 4,634 × 70 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Auto-pilot, Angle of attack indicator, Electronic multifunction display, ADS-B, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 73; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 16, 2022; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 632 total, 11 in this make and model, 591 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 130° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.03 inHg - Observed at: KSLC, 6 nm away - METAR: METAR KSLC 160354Z 13004KT 10SM FEW100 FEW200 28/08 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02830078= ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20220816014929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220816014929A), Aug 16, 2022: Richard B Barnes RANS S-20, Wood Cross, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted landing at btf, aircraft bounced and pilot attempted to perform a go around. Pilot gave full throttle with 20 degrees of flaps as he raised the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 8, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105747. 3.1 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 1 page, 2.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14583455&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_flat_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo of damage (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 1.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14581296&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%201-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.