Rawlins Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Rawlins, Wyoming 82301
Tuesady, October 4, 1988 16:22 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PVT PLT IN COMMAND AND HIS ATP-RATED PAX WERE FERRYING THE NEWLY-PURCHASED ACFT FROM FL TO WA. THEY DEPARTED SCOTTSBLUFF, NE, AND WERE ENROUTE TO ROCK SPRINGS, WY, WHEN THE PAX ADVISED THE PLT INSUFFICIENT VFR FUEL RESERVES PRECLUDED CONTINUING TO RKS. THE PLT ELECTED TO DIVERT TO RAWLINS. THE PLT SAID WHEN ON FINAL APCH, ACFT WAS SLIGHTLY HIGH ON VASI AND HE CORRECTED. AS THE PLT FLARED FOR LANDING, HE NOTED A HIGH SINK RATE AND ADDED POWER. THE PLT SAID THERE WAS DIP IN THE RWY AND THE ACFT STRUCK THE RISING PORTION OF THE DIP. THE ACFT BOUNCED. THE PLT SAID HE WAS TO THE RIGHT OF CENTERLINE AND HE CORRECTED. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AND VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE LANDING. THE ACFT LIFTED OFF AGAIN, STALLED, TOUCHED DOWN, SKIDDED SIDEWAYS AND GROUND LOOPED.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 10/4/1988
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1622
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City RAWLINS
Event State WYOMING
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 82301
Event Date Year 1988
Event Date Month 10
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport RAWLINS MUNICIPAL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID RWL
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 6813
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1624 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID RWL
Elevation of weather observation facility 6813
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 12000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 6000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 60
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 19
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -1
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 230
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 8555
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 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1018
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Oct 4 1988 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1739
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 37026
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 12:13PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N21SP
NTSB Number DEN89LA006
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name PILGRIM
Aircraft Model STEEN SKYBOLT
Aircraft Series Identifier STEEN SKYB
Aircraft Serial Number P3
Certified Max Gross Weight 1427
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 Sep 30 1980 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 15
Airframe Hours 641
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name STEPHEN P. DOWDNEY
Aircraft Owner Street Address 19005 FOREST PARK DRIVE
Aircraft Owner City SEATTLE
Aircraft Owner State WA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 98155
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name DOWDNEY, STEPHEN P.
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 19005 FOREST PARK DR.
Operator City SEATTLE
Operator State WA
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 55014
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) Ferry
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code BFF
Departure City SCOTTSBLUFF
Departure State NE
Departure Country
Departure Time 1424
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code RKS
Destination City ROCK SPRINGS
Destination State WY
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
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 22
Runway Length 7008
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --