# Accident 20090223001479A: Piper PA31T, Pueblo, CO, February 23, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2009, 16:20 local time
- Place: Pueblo, CO
- Airport: Pueblo Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.2892° N, 104.4964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2892&lon=-104.4964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171AF-2009-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A60
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,300 total, 105 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090223001479A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 23, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1620 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME A TWIN TURBOPROP PA-31T CHEYENNE, N171AF MADE A HARD LANDING AND THE RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY.  THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND THE NOSE STRUT WAS FLAT.  THE RIGHT ENGINE UPPER FRAME BRACKET SEPARATED FROM THE FIREWALL AND THE ENGINE WAS HANGING AT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE.  THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE SEVERELY BENT BACK.  THERE WAS NO DAMAGE NOTED TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.  THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 290/19 GUST 30 KNOTS.

## 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 CEN09LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA173), Feb 23, 2009: Piper PA-31T (N171AF), Pueblo, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

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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