# Accident 19890908035989A: Piper PA31350, Monument Valley, UT, September 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1989, 09:50 local time
- Place: Monument Valley, UT
- Airport: Monument Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ASWA
- Location: 41.0108° N, 111.6695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0108&lon=-111.6695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3554P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3554P-1992-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,686 total, 700 in this make and model, 247 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890908035989A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN89LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA224), Sep 8, 1989: Piper PA-31-350 (N3554P), Monument Valley, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR WINDSHEAR.

## Other reports on N3554P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900221005749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900221005749A), Feb 21, 1990: Piper PA31350 (N3554P), Greeley, CO, Destroyed. Right aileron control cable hooked up reversed. Result acted like elevators. Lost control. No preflight check.

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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