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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Tusayan, AZ · July 22, 1981

Date
July 22, 1981 · 10:30 local
Place
Tusayan, AZ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N27687
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DA107
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,869 total170 in this make and model187 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Had passenger with irrational behavior. Elected to land on a dirt road. Main gear hit rock and collapsed on rollout

As the FAA filed it

HAD PASSENGER WITH IRRATIONAL BEHAVIOR. ELECTED TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD. MAIN GEAR HIT ROCK AND COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT

NTSB investigation

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