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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Monument Valley, UT · September 8, 1989

Date
September 8, 1989 · 09:50 local
Place
Monument Valley, UT
Airport
Monument Valley Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ASWA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3554P
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN89LA224
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,686 total700 in this make and model247 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Windshear on final. Struck a sand mound short of runway damaging a wing but landed safely on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

WINDSHEAR ON FINAL. STRUCK A SAND MOUND SHORT OF RUNWAY DAMAGING A WING BUT LANDED SAFELY ON THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N3554P · 1

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