Icp SAVANNAH N951RA

Summary

On 5 August 2018 at about 14:00 local time, a Icp SAVANNAH registered N951RA was involved in an accident near Fairfield, Utah, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 August 2018 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Fairfield, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

West Desert Airpark (UT99)

Coordinates

40.2622, -112.0931

Aircraft

Icp SAVANNAH

Registration

N951RA

Category

Airplane

Year built

2010

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Spanish Fork → Fairfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR18TA212

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control after encountering a downdraft on approach to the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was on a personal cross-country flight and had maneuvered the airplane onto the base leg of the traffic pattern for his destination airport. He stated that the airplane likely encountered a downdraft and experienced a loss of lift. Despite his attempts to arrest the descent by adding full throttle, the airplane impacted terrain short of the runway. The pilot thought that the accident may have been prevented if he had configured the airplane to land in a steeper and higher approach, combined with more airspeed. He reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.