# Accident 20180925019239A: Smith AEROSTAR 601P, Heber, UT, September 25, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2018, 12:35 local time
- Place: Heber, UT
- Airport: Heber City Municipal - Russ Mcdonal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4828° N, 111.4261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4828&lon=-111.4261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90339, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90339) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH AEROSTAR 601P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 88,887 total, 1,828 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180925019239A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON TOUCHDOWN MARKERS OF RUNWAY 22 AT THE HEBER AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE PROCEEDED DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET BEFORE LEAVING THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE WHERE THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.

AT THE TOUCHDOWN POINT THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL HYDRAULIC FLUID PUDDLE. THE SKID MARKS FROM THE TIRES DOWN THE RUNWAY SHOW THE AIRCRAFT VEERING TO THE LEFT WITH THE LEFT GEAR SKID MARK BEING WIDER AND HEAVIER THAN THE RIGHT. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO BRAKE LINES RUPTURED, BUT PILOT CLAIMS THAT HE WAS STANDING ON THE RIGHT RUDDER WITH BOTH FEET IN ORDER TO ATTEMPT TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR18LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA272), Sep 25, 2018: Smith AEROSTAR601 (N90339), Heber, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A recent hard landing resulted in a fracture of a joint from a cylinder to a main landing gear.

## Other reports on N90339 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860819054939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860819054939I), Aug 19, 1986: Piper PA60601P (N90339), Santa Monica, CA. A pickup truck drove in front of the departing aircraft. Pilot rotated and climbed over truck. Driver was arrested.
- [Incident 19791120044649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791120044649I), Nov 20, 1979: Piper PA60601P (N90339), Minerville, PA, Substantial damage. Nose wheel struck deer during takeoff, breaking retraction drag link on nose gear.

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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