Honda HA-420 N789RJ

Summary

On 15 November 2022 at about 22:15 local time, a Honda HA-420 registered N789RJ, operated by Ryan Andersen, was involved in an accident near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. 2 people were 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

15 November 2022 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Salt Lake City Intl (KSLC)

Coordinates

40.7978, -111.9621

Aircraft

Honda HA-420

Registration

N789RJ

Category

Airplane

Year built

2020

Engines

2

Operator

Ryan Andersen

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Idaho Falls

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

WPR23LA032

Nobody was injured.

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.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.