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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-46-310P · Easton, PA · August 29, 1996

Date: August 29, 1996 · 13:30 local
Place: Easton, PA
Airport: Easton Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4694Z
Reported as: Piper PA46310P
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520E
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,381 total90 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

N4694ZRegistered now · Piper PA-46-310PS/N 4608115 · Built 1988 Airframe modelPiper PA-46-310P Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot was on a flight to check avionics maintenance performed on airplane at N43. Engine idle had been raised from 550 to 700 to meet specifications. Landing was made downwind to runway 18. On final, the pilot reported he had the throttle all the way back, but the airplane just floated. Eventually the airplane touched down, but was well down the runway and high on airspeed. The pilot was unable to stop the airplane and went off the end of the runway. The nose wheel went over a mound of dirt, which caused it to go up in the air. It came back down hard, which caused the nose gear to collapse. This caused minor damage to the airplane. There were no injuries. Submission of this report completes this investigation.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS ON A FLIGHT TO CHECK AVIONICS MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON AIRPLANE AT N43. ENGINE IDLE HAD BEEN RAISED FROM 550 TO 700 TO MEET SPECIFICATIONS. LANDING WAS MADE DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 18. ON FINAL, THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD THE THROTTLE ALL THE WAY BACK, BUT THE AIRPLANE JUST FLOATED. EVENTUALLY THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, BUT WAS WELL DOWN THE RUNWAY AND HIGH ON AIRSPEED. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE AND WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE WHEEL WENT OVER A MOUND OF DIRT, WHICH CAUSED IT TO GO UP IN THE AIR. IT CAME BACK DOWN HARD, WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THIS CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT COMPLETES THIS INVESTIGATION.