Aircraft Mfg & Dev Co (Amd) ALEROS CH 2000 N8502F
14 June 2004 · West Jordan, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 June 2004 at about 14:40 local time, a Aircraft Mfg & Dev Co (Amd) ALEROS CH 2000 registered N8502F was involved in an accident near West Jordan, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Jordan, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Salt Lake City Municipal 2 (U42)
- Coordinates
- 40.6194, -111.9928
- Aircraft
- Aircraft Mfg & Dev Co (Amd) ALEROS CH 2000
- Registration
- N8502F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- West Jordan → West Jordan
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN04LA090
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were the low altitude and high airspeed, resulting in an unstabilized approach.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was demonstrating his first series of solo take-offs and landings to, and was under the supervision of, his instructor. The first two takeoffs and landings were without incident. On the third landing, the airplane bounced and he aborted the landing. On the fourth landing attempt, the airplane was at low altitude and high airspeed. The airplane landed hard, crushing the nose gear aft. The propeller was bent and the firewall was buckled.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 31 Jul 2004 | Cessna 172N | Hurricane, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 25 Oct 2004 | Cessna 310I | Draper, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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