Adams John R Jr PIEL DIAMANT N278JA

Summary

On 3 July 2010 at about 01:45 local time, a Adams John R Jr PIEL DIAMANT registered N278JA, operated by Narramore Todd I, was involved in an accident near Montezuma, 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.

Date

3 July 2010 at 01:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Montezuma, Utah, United States

Coordinates

37.2686, -109.3194

Aircraft

Adams John R Jr PIEL DIAMANT

Registration

N278JA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Narramore Todd I

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bluff → Blanding

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

WPR10CA338

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from road signs during landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on a cross country flight the pilot recognized that he had been using the wrong road to navigate to his destination. He decided to turn around and return to the departure airport. The pilot reported that he was concerned with the approaching night and decreasing light condition. As the amount of light continued to decrease he elected to make a precautionary landing on a road prior to reaching the departure airport. The pilot stated that either during the landing or taxi the underside of the wing was damaged by contact with a road marker. Further damage to the wing caused by contacting additional road markers occurred when the pilot taxied off the road to park the airplane and again when repositioning the airplane. The pilot reported that there were no known mechanical malfunctions or failures with the aircraft prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.