# NTSB WPR23LA032: Honda HA-420, N789RJ, Salt Lake City, UT, November 15, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: November 15, 2022, 22:15, time zone not recorded - Place: Salt Lake City, UT · SLC Rwy 17 - Coordinates: 40.797771, -111.96207 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7978&lon=-111.9621&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 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): 106300 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR23LA032 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106300/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106300 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA032 ## Probable cause The pilot’s inadvertent attempt to takeoff on a left side of runway, rather than the centerline of runway, which resulted in a collision with runway edge lights during the night time takeoff. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: identification/recognition](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause) - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause) - [Light condition: dark](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation - [Object/animal/substance: runway/taxi/approach light](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022012): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment ## Analysis The pilot reported that, after receiving clearance for the night time takeoff, he set the heading bug to the flight heading while entering the runway. He mistook the left runway edge lights for the runway centerline and attempted a takeoff. During the takeoff roll, the left wing struck the runway edge lights and the pilot aborted the takeoff. The left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) (defining event) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N789RJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N789RJ), registered now, S/N 42000172, built 2019 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: HONDA AIRCRAFT CO LLC HA-420 - Registry model: [Honda HA-420](https://openairdocs.org/model/honda-ha-420) (registry code 4400000) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [GE Honda HF-120](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-honda-hf-120) (registry code 30200, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 42000172 - Year built: 2020 - Airframe hours: 443 - Engines: Honda/GE Aero HF120 2050 lbs thrust turbo jet; Honda/GE Aero HF120 2050 lbs thrust turbo jet - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Ryan Andersen, doing business as Andersen Air LLC - Registered owner: Andersen Air LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Unknown - Destination: KIDA, Idaho Falls, ID - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: KSLC, Salt Lake City Intl, runway 17, 9,596 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Stall warning system, Satellite tracking device, Angle of attack indicator, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Data recorder, Auto-pilot ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,625 total, 380 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 160° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 30 °F, dew point 21 °F - Altimeter: 30.55 inHg - Observed at: KSLC - METAR: METAR KSLC 160454Z 16003KT 10SM FEW060 M01/M06 A3055 RMK AO2 SLP362 T10111061= ## 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 20221115017389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221115017389A), Nov 15, 2022: Honda Aircraft Co LLC HA-420, Salt Lake City, UT, Substantial damage. The pilot stated the flight was to return home about 2200 local. The pilot taxied on K17 and was cleared to line up and wait at runway 17. About a third of the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 5, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106300. 7.0 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 12 pages, 6.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14917751&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Form%206120%20WPR23LA032_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 604 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14804624&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Docket%20photo%20WPR23LA032%20Honda%20Jet-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/). 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