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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Salt Lake City, UT · July 7, 2006

Date: July 7, 2006 · 12:25 local
Place: Salt Lake City, UT
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N56824
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA06LA141
Reported as: Piper PA32300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 750 total218 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

N56824Registered now · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7440029 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) While a flying published VFR transition in preparation for landing at the Salt lake international airport at approximately 6,200 feet MSL (2,000 feet AGL) the pilot reported that engine shuddered and failed. He was over water of the great Salt lake and turned toward the nearest shoreline and made an emergency landing on a sandy beach. The left main gear dug into the sand and was torn off. The left wing tip also dug into the sand and the plane ground looped 180 degrees. The emergency landing resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft. Fuel was found in all tanks of the aircraft. The engine was found to be seized. Cause of the seizure is not known at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE A FLYING PUBLISHED VFR TRANSITION IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING AT THE SALT LAKE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 6,200 FEET MSL (2,000 FEET AGL) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ENGINE SHUDDERED AND FAILED. HE WAS OVER WATER OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE AND TURNED TOWARD THE NEAREST SHORELINE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A SANDY BEACH. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DUG INTO THE SAND AND WAS TORN OFF. THE LEFT WING TIP ALSO DUG INTO THE SAND AND THE PLANE GROUND LOOPED 180 DEGREES. THE EMERGENCY LANDING RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. FUEL WAS FOUND IN ALL TANKS OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE SEIZED. CAUSE OF THE SEIZURE IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA06LA141Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrantsville, UTA lack of lubrication for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the failure of the Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 connecting rods, a subsequent total loss of engine power during descent, which resulted in a forced landing. A factor in the accident was the soft sand.Jul 7, 2006 · Substantial damage