# Accident 20000925028339A: North American / Weaver N A T-28D, Heber, UT, September 25, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2000, 10:45 local time
- Place: Heber, UT
- Airport: Heber Valley Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4306° N, 111.1906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4306&lon=-111.1906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28YF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28YF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American / Weaver N A T-28D (registry code 6402525, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-weaver-n-a-t-28d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000925028339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2000, AT APPROX. 1045 MDT, A NORTH AMERICAN T-28D, N28YF, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY PILOT, NOSE GEAR SNAPPED OFF A/C DURING LANDING ROLL. INVESTIGATION INDICATES COMPONENT FAILURE OF SHIMMY DAMPERS OR STEERING KNUCKLE MECHANISM FROZE OR EXPEREINCED INTERNAL FAILURE. NOSE GEAR SNAPPED OFF AT MIDPOINT OF STRUT AREA. PROPELLER SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO TIPS AND ENGINE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STOPPAGE. ENGINE WILL RECEIVE SUDDEN STOPPAGE INSPECTION. IT APPEARS NO DAMAGE TO FIREWALL OCCURRED. LATER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL, IN THAT THE DAMAGE INCLUDED THE FIREWALL, AND BULKHEAD AFT OF THE FIREWALL.

## 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 DEN01LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA006), Sep 25, 2000: North American T-28D (N28YF), Heber City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the nose wheel landing gear shimmy damper, which resulted in failure and collapse of the nose wheel landing gear during landing roll.

## Other reports on N28YF (1)

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

- [Incident 19960606018059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960606018059I), Jun 6, 1996: Namer T28B (N28YF), Stagecoach, NV, Minor damage. Narrative: while cruising at an altitude of 10,500 feet MSL, pilot william b. scott experienced smoke in the cockpit. Canopy was opened and all temperatures…

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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