- Date
- August 11, 1987, 13:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2431QPiper PA-34-220T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870811083469A
- Case key
- 17297
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Landing gear,steering system - disconnectedCause
Loss of control - on ground/water
Landing gear,tire - overloadCause
Directional control - not possibleFactor
Analysis
The pilot stated the touchdown seemed normal but the aircraft began to porpoise, the propellers struck the runway and the aircraft came to a stop. A post accident inspection revealed the nose gear steering roller had become dislodged and prevented proper tracking of the nose wheel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2431Q
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-220T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 248533024
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-KB, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- J-Air, Inc
- Registered owner
- Jerry Belliston
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- CEZ · Cortez, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SLC · Salt Lake City Int'L, runway 34R, 9,596 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,130 total · 15 in this make and model · 1,565 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 52 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.