Salina-Gunnison Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Salina, Utah 84654
Thursday, May 25, 2000 15:00 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot said that several thunderstorms had just passed over the airfield. After he landed, a gust of wind struck the airplane, and it departed the right side of runway 02. He said that the airplane impacted rough terrain, and as a result, the right wing tip was bent and the fuselage fabric was wrinkled.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing roll. A factor was gusting winds from nearby thunderstorms.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/25/2000
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1500
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City SALINA
Event State UTAH
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 84654
Event Date Year 2000
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport SALINA-GUNNISON AIRPORT
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 44U
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 5159
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1355 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 190
Weather Observation Facility ID PVU
Elevation of weather observation facility 4491
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 75
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 22
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 10
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 190
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 281
NTSB Notification Source FAA NW OPERATIONS CENTER
NTSB Notification Date May 25 2000 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1546
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Mar 4 2001 7:06AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N63827
NTSB Number DEN00LA098
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Rosenvall
Aircraft Model AVID MK IV
Aircraft Series Identifier AVID MK IV
Aircraft Serial Number 19245
Certified Max Gross Weight 1200
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 20 2000 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 48
Airframe Hours 48
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name DON C. ROSENVALL (CLYDE)
Aircraft Owner Street Address 132 E. CENTER
Aircraft Owner City GUNNISON
Aircraft Owner State UT
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 84634
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code RIF
Departure City RICHFIELD
Departure State UT
Departure Country
Departure Time 1430
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 44U
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Mar 4 2001 7:06AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 2
Runway Length 3815
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --