44.4924° N, 73.2395° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, VT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 29, 1983 · 20:37 local
Place
Burlington, VT
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
AVNA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N104AQ
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,920 total450 in this make and model115 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Wheel assembly came apart on touchdown and left main tire blew out.
As the FAA filed it
WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAME APART ON TOUCHDOWN AND LEFT MAIN TIRE BLEW OUT.