# Accident 19960702019929A: Piper PA31310, Jackson, WY, July 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1996, 07:30 local time
- Place: Jackson, WY
- Airport: Jackson Hole
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YSTA
- Location: 43.4691° N, 110.7606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4691&lon=-110.7606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27518, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27518-1997-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,020 total, 600 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960702019929A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING. AN OVERSIZE PANEL MOUNT SCREW. KEPT GEAR HANDLE RETURN TO NEUTRAL. GEAR NOT OVERCENTER

## 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 SEA96LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA140), Jul 2, 1996: Piper PA-31 (N27518), Jackson, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: An improper screw installation by an unknown individual into the instrument panel, which restricted movement of the gear handle resulting in premature disengagement of the normal landing gear…

## Other reports on N27518 (1)

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

- [Incident 19930108002269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930108002269I), Jan 8, 1993: Piper PA31310 (N27518), Salt Lake City, UT. Right and left alternator failed inflight. Aircraft landed at destination without further incident.

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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