# Accident 20180616015529A: Piper PA-31-350, Page, AZ, June 16, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2018, 14:00 local time
- Place: Page, AZ
- Airport: Page
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: E0GA
- Location: 36.9261° N, 111.4483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9261&lon=-111.4483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N621PG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N621PG-2022-02-05) (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 PA-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180616015529A

## Narrative

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

DUE ENROUTE WEATHER ON 06/16/2018 THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A FUEL STOP IN PAGE AZ.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE WIND WAS CALM AND VARIABLE 3 OR 4 KNOTS.  HE SETUP TO LAND RUNWAY 15 AND FOLLOW THE GLIDESLOPE RIGHT TO THE THOUSAND FOOT MARKS. AT TOUCHDOWN THE PLANE IMMEDIATELY STARTED VEERING TO THE RIGHT, THE PILOT USED DIFFERENTAL BRAKING AND LEFT RUDDER AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SKID TO THE RIGHT OFF OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RAN INTO A TAXI OR RUNWAY MARKER SIGN AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED THE AIRCRAFT  PASSED OVER THE TAXIWAY AND SKIDDED QUICKLY TO A STOP OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

TIRE MARKINGS ON THE RUNWAY APPEAR TO VALIDATE AND SHOW THE NOSE GEAR WAS COCKED TO THE RIGHT UPON TOUCHDOWN.  TIRE MARKINGS ALSO SHOW THE USE OF DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING AS NOTED IN THE PILOTS STATMENT.  THE GEAR COLAPSE WAS A RESULT OF HITTING A RUNWAY SIGN BUT THE COLLASPE OF THE GEAR RESULTED IN THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED ONCE THE REASON FOR THE NOSE ISSUES ARE REVEALED.

## 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 WPR18LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA184), Jun 16, 2018: Piper PA31 (N621PG), Page, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the airplane’s nose wheel steering/centering mechanism, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion.

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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