- Date
- July 5, 1986, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Provo, UT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8253JPiper PA-60-601P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860705031039A
- Case key
- 17006
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Analysis
Plt and three pax flew from el paso, TX to Provo, UT en route to Alaska vacation. Left main tire blew after acft touched down. Acft veered to left and went off rwy. Examination of tire revealed large hole but with good tread remaining. Acft damage was confined to left main landing gear and wing skin between fuselage and left engine. Right main tire was inflated in excess of 100 PSI. Witnesses said acft landed long and fast with slight tailwind.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8253J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-60-601P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 61P065779633
- Airframe hours
- 1,388
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-S1A5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Khosrow Zolfoghary
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 7, 1986 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- ELP · El Paso, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PVU · Provo Municipal, runway 18, 6,937 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,252 total · 1,102 in this make and model · 1,052 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 16,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PVU
FAA reports on this event · 1
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