# Accident 19870811083469A: Piper PA34220T, Salt Lake City, UT, August 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1987, 13:40 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6999° N, 111.9401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6999&lon=-111.9401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2431Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,130 total, 15 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870811083469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING BENDING BOTH PROPS. NOSE GEAR STEERING ROLLER ASSEMBLY PREVENTED TRACKING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN87LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA215), Aug 11, 1987: Piper PA-34-220T (N2431Q), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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