Sky Paar Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Bountiful, Utah 84087
Sunday, April 22, 1990 19:00 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, WITH THE 13 HOUR TOTAL TIME STUDENT CONDUCTING THE TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE THEN SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY. THE 509 HOUR TOTAL TIME FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, WENT THROUGH TWO FENCES, ACROSS A ROAD AND CAME TO REST IN A PARKING LOT.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE DUAL STUDENT. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PREMATURE LIFT-OFF BY DUAL STUDENT, THE ROUGH TERRAIN AND THE FENCE.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 4/22/1990
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1900
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City BOUNTIFUL
Event State UTAH
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 84087
Event Date Year 1990
Event Date Month 4
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport SKY PAAR AIRPORT
Event Location Nearest Airport ID BTF
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 4234
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1752 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 180
Weather Observation Facility ID SLC
Elevation of weather observation facility 5226
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 10
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 5500
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 20
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -18
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -18
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 310
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 9
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) 0
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 587
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Apr 22 1990 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 2010
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 41549
Date of most recent change to record Dec 18 2002 11:28AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\GIUV
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N8126W
NTSB Number DEN90LA094
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 PIPER
Aircraft Model PA-28-181
Aircraft Series Identifier PA-28-181
Aircraft Serial Number 288090153
Certified Max Gross Weight 2550
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection 0
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name UNKNOWN
Aircraft Owner Street Address
Aircraft Owner City
Aircraft Owner State
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name STEAD, ROBERT T.
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 3857 S. EAGLE POINT DRIVE
Operator City SALT LAKE CITY
Operator State UT
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 84109
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) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code BTF
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1845
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code BTF
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:30AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 34
Runway Length 4700
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --