# Accident 20010428009929A: Globe GC-1B, Rockwall, TX, April 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2001, 16:45 local time
- Place: Rockwall, TX
- Airport: Rockwall Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 32.9205° N, 96.4507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9205&lon=-96.4507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61PK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61PK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010428009929A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)PN APRIL 28, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1645 CDT, A PIPER PA-46-500TP (MERIDIAN) LOST CONTROL UPON LANDING AT THE ROCKWALL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 100 YARDS PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY DEPARTURE END. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY UPON ROLLOUT.  SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY REVEALED VERY DEEP MARKS FROM THE NOSE WHEEL, INDICATING THAT IT WAS POSSIBLY NOT TRACKING STRAIGHT.  ON APRIL 29, 2001 THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED BY CRANE.  REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE NEW PIPER AIRCRAFT CO. ASSISTED IN THE INVESTIGATION AND FOUND POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE WELDS ON THE PART OF THE ENGINE MOUNT WHICH ATTACHES TO THE NOSE GEAR.  THESE PARTS WERE CUT OUT AND SENT TO THE NTSB FOR TESTING.  SEVERAL DAYS LATER AN NTSB INVESTIGATOR WENT TO THE AIRCRAFT ALONG WITH A TEAM OF ENGINEERS FROM THE NEW PIPER AIRCRAFT CO. FOR FURTHER TESTING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW01FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA107), Apr 28, 2001: Piper PA46-500TP (N61PK), Rockwall, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of directional control during landing roll as a result of insufficient nose gear steering authority.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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