# Accident 20000927014439A: Piper PA31350, Hanksville, UT, September 27, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2000, 15:00 local time
- Place: Hanksville, UT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MVRA
- Location: 37.5502° N, 109.4795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5502&lon=-109.4795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N114SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N114SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000927014439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE OVERLOOKED LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING DUE TO MULTIPLE DISTRACTIONS. THE PILOT DID NOT ENTER DOWNWIND, BUT INSTEAD ENTERED FINAL FROM A DOGLEG BASE. THE PILOT IS THE OWNER OF A BUSY FAR 135 AND FAR 141 BUSINESS. IN THAT CAPACITY, AFTER THIS FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED SLC AND BEFORE PICKING UP THE PASSENGERS AT BULLFROG BASIN, HE CONTACTED CDC AFSS TO CHECK WEATHER IN WYOMING, WHERE THE COMPANY HAD OTHER OPERATIONS TAKING PLACE.

## 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 DEN00LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA179), Sep 27, 2000: Piper PA-31-350 (N114SA), Blanding, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the checklist and lower the landing gear for landing. A factor was diverted attention.

## Other reports on N114SA (1)

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

- [Accident 20010729019249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010729019249A), Jul 29, 2001: Piper PA31350 (N114SA), Grand Junction, CO, No damage. (.19) On July 29, 2001, at 0932 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-31-350, N114SA, operated by American aviation, inc., as an on demand title 14 CFR part 135…

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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