Event DEN87LA215

1987-08-11 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, United States Airport · SLC None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N2431Q

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 182S

Year of manufacture

2000

TCDS

3A13 · TEXTRON AVIATION INC

Engine

LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20000217

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A23DAE

Registrant of record

WADE CONSULTING LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2431Q Piper PA-34-220T None

Factual narrative

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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_DEN87LA215.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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