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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Petaluma, CA · May 21, 2000

Date: May 21, 2000 · 21:00 local
Place: Petaluma, CA
Airport: Petaluma Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N146GS
Reported as: Piper PA46350P
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6*
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,705 total1,100 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

N146GSRegistration cancelled Sep 7, 2001 · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4636141 Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350P

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What happened

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

(-23)Statement as reported by pilot. The aircraft was approaching Petaluma airport runway 11. Aircraft was lined up for landing, mains touched down and tracked straight. As soon as the nose gear touched down the aircraft jerked hard to the right. Hard left rudder was applied to prevent running off the runway. Aircraft continued to track right and came to rest about 50-75 feet from the side of the runway ar a 45' angle.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)STATEMENT AS REPORTED BY PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING PETALUMA AIRPORT RUNWAY 11. AIRCRAFT WAS LINED UP FOR LANDING, MAINS TOUCHED DOWN AND TRACKED STRAIGHT. AS SOON AS THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT JERKED HARD TO THE RIGHT. HARD LEFT RUDDER WAS APPLIED TO PREVENT RUNNING OFF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TRACK RIGHT AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 50-75 FEET FROM THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AR A 45' ANGLE.