- Date
- July 30, 1986, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Monument Valley, UT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8272YPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860730036639A
- Case key
- 17025
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Analysis
The plt was landing on a 3100 ft dirt rwy, at an arpt with mtns nearby. He said that just before landing, the acft encountered a downdraft at about 100 ft AGL & 'the bottom fell out.' Subsequently, the acft landed hard & the rgt main lndg gear failed. There was no wx rprtg facility at the arpt. The plt rprtd the wind was light & the temp was aprx 75 deg at the time of the acdnt. The arpt elev was 5192 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8272Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 288190045
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Sudon Corp., doing business as Golden Gate Aviation
- Registered owner
- Lewis J. Rattner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 13, 1986
- Departed
- PGS · Page, AZ
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 71V · Monument Valley, runway 16, 3,100 × 75 ft, dirt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,687 total · 157 in this make and model · 1,615 as pilot in command · 44 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8272Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.