ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368047
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| Date: | Friday 8 September 1989 |
| Time: | 10:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation Services West, Inc. |
| Registration: | N3554P |
| MSN: | 31-8052052 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Monument Valley, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Page, AZ (KPGA) |
| Monument Valley, UT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
TWO ACFT THAT LANDED AHEAD OF THIS FLIGHT REPORTED WINDSHEAR ON FINAL APPROACH. THE PLT SAID THAT 1 MILE FROM THE THRESHOLD, THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED A 15 KT INCREASE IN AIRSPEED, FOLLOWED BY A 15 KT DECREASE IN AIRSPEED. THE PLT SAID THE FLIGHT THEN RETURNED TO A NORMAL APPROACH PROFILE & SPEED. THEN, ON SHORT FINAL, HE HEARD THE STALL HORN AND ADVANCED BOTH THROTTLES FULL FOWARD. THE PLANE ENTERED A STEEP SINK RATE. THE PLANE STRUCK A SAND MOUND WITH THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR. THE PLT WAS ABLE TO RECOVER AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR WINDSHEAR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN89LA224
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 February 1990 | N3554P | Beegles Aircraft Services, Inc | 0 | Greeley–Weld County Airport, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado | |
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| Heavy landing | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 06:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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