# Accident 20060707011979A: Piper PA32300, Salt Lake City, UT, July 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2006, 12:25 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6699° N, 112.7602° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6699&lon=-112.7602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56824, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56824) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 218 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060707011979A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA06LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA141), Jul 7, 2006: Piper PA-32-300 (N56824), Grantsville, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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…

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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