Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
the pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were the low altitude and high airspeed, resulting in an unstabilized approach.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On June 14, 2004, approximately 0840 mountain daylight time, an Aircraft Manufacturing and Development Company Aleros CH 2000, N8502F, registered to and operated by Salt Lake Community College, was substantially damaged during a hard landing at Salt Lake City Municipal 2 Airport (U42), West Jordan, Utah. The student pilot, the sole occupant on board, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the local training flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Salt Lake City International Airport, Salt Lake City, Utah, approximately 0705.
According to his accident report, the pilot said he was demonstrating his first series of solo take-offs and landings to his instructor. The first two takeoffs and landings were without incident. On the third landing, the airplane bounced and he aborted the landing. On the fourth landing attempt, the airplane was at low altitude and high airspeed. The airplane landed hard, crushing the nose gear aft. The propeller was bent and the firewall was buckled.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# DEN04LA090