BULLFROG, UT, USA
N9084W
PIPER PA-28-235
THE PLT OBTAINED A WX BRIEFING & FILED A VFR FLT PLAN FROM SALT LAKE CITY TO BULLFROG, UT. THE WX WAS VFR. THE FLT PROCEEDED UNEVENTFULLY UNTIL A LANDING WAS MADE AT BULLFROG. WITNESSES SAW THE ACFT TOUCHDOWN HARD, BOUNCE, & DEPART THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT THEN STRUCK A RWY LIGHT & A SMUDGE POT. IT WAS OBSERVED TO LIFT OFF & ENTER A STEEP LEFT BANK. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT CRASHED IN A LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE & BEGAN BURNING. THE ACFT WAS DEMOLISHED BY IMPACT & FIRE. DENSITY ALT AT THE ARPT WAS APRX 6500 FT.
IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT, HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT, AND THE IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND OBJECTS (RUNWAY LIGHT AND SMUDGE POT) WERE CONSIDERED TO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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