19990827025969I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28RT-201T · Salt Lake City, UT · August 27, 1999

Date: August 27, 1999 · 12:25 local
Place: Salt Lake City, UT
Airport: Salt Lake City International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3063N
Reported as: Piper PA28RT201T
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total250 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N3063NRegistered now · Piper PA-28RT-201TS/N 28R-7931058 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-28RT-201T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot states he was vectored to land on runway 17, then cleared for a left base on runway 14. He states the wind shifted and he experienced a severe downdraft that required full elevator. Upon landing, he noticed the left gear light was out. He said strong crosswinds caused the aircraft to fishtail. He was unable to negotiate the turn off the runway and went into the overrun for runway 17. He checked the left gear light and it illuminated. He then taxied to the ramp. The left brake drum, show, and tire were replaced.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATES HE WAS VECTORED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17, THEN CLEARED FOR A LEFT BASE ON RUNWAY 14. HE STATES THE WIND SHIFTED AND HE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT THAT REQUIRED FULL ELEVATOR. UPON LANDING, HE NOTICED THE LEFT GEAR LIGHT WAS OUT. HE SAID STRONG CROSSWINDS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FISHTAIL. HE WAS UNABLE TO NEGOTIATE THE TURN OFF THE RUNWAY AND WENT INTO THE OVERRUN FOR RUNWAY 17. HE CHECKED THE LEFT GEAR LIGHT AND IT ILLUMINATED. HE THEN TAXIED TO THE RAMP. THE LEFT BRAKE DRUM, SHOW, AND TIRE WERE REPLACED.