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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Monument Valley, UT · August 8, 1986

Date
August 8, 1986 · 15:15 local
Place
Monument Valley, UT
Airport
Monument Valley
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8544P
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86LA224
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
820 total131 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft landed hard and veered off side of runway. Pilot reported downdraft. Density altitude was high.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND VEERED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. PILOT REPORTED DOWNDRAFT. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS HIGH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.