From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 8, 2005, PA-28-140, N5031T attempted a landing on runway 4 on a NE heading at the Livingston, Montana airport. Just at touchdown a strong right to left crosswind pushed the aircraft to the left at intersection 31. The aircraft struck the intersection sign and then struck the following runway light. Pilot could not maintain directional control of the aircraft due to the crosswind at landing. Aircraft sustained minor damage to the right main landing gear aerodynamic strut fairing and right inboard horizontal stabilizer. No airworthiness issued preceded this incident according to the pilot - aircraft flew fine prior to incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 8, 2005, PA-28-140, N5031T ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 4 ON A NE HEADING AT THE LIVINGSTON, MONTANA AIRPORT. JUST AT TOUCHDOWN A STRONG RIGHT TO LEFT CROSSWIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT AT INTERSECTION 31. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE INTERSECTION SIGN AND THEN STRUCK THE FOLLOWING RUNWAY LIGHT. PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE CROSSWIND AT LANDING. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AERODYNAMIC STRUT FAIRING AND RIGHT INBOARD HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. NO AIRWORTHINESS ISSUED PRECEDED THIS INCIDENT ACCORDING TO THE PILOT - AIRCRAFT FLEW FINE PRIOR TO INCIDENT.
Other reports on N5031T · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.