19890523012649A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Phoenix, AZ · May 23, 1989

Date
May 23, 1989 · 20:23 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Phoenix Sky Harbor International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
AFQA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N39520
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA186
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300T
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total300 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Cleared to land behind a 737 got in to wake, snap rolled and impacted runway upright but at a high rate of descent.

As the FAA filed it

CLEARED TO LAND BEHIND A 737 GOT IN TO WAKE, SNAP ROLLED AND IMPACTED RUNWAY UPRIGHT BUT AT A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N39520 · 1

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