# Accident 20010729019249A: Piper PA31350, Grand Junction, CO, July 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2001, 09:32 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EEJA
- Location: 39.3447° N, 108.6039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3447&lon=-108.6039&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 DEN01LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010729019249A

## Narrative

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

(.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 CARGO FLIGHT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND FOR LANDING AT GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT CERTIFICATED PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, AT 1300.(-23) THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND ON LANDING AT GRAND JUNCTION, CO. THE NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE FRACTURED.

## 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 DEN01LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA132), Jul 29, 2001: Piper PA-31-350 (N114SA), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the nose landing gear right drag brace (link assembly) due to fatigue.

## Other reports on N114SA (1)

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

- [Accident 20000927014439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000927014439A), Sep 27, 2000: Piper PA31350 (N114SA), Hanksville, UT, No damage. (-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…

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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