# Incident 20020217008919I: Piper PA46310P, Omaha, NE, February 17, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2002, 15:55 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Millard Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1960° N, 96.1123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MILLARD (MLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1960&lon=-96.1123&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6913T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6913T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020217008919I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 17, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1555 CDT, PIPER PA-46-310P, N6913T, EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SYSTEM FOLLOWING DEPARTURE FROM OMAHA MILLARD AIRPORT RUNWAY 12 IMMEDIATELY UPON TOUCHDOWN. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY RETRACT ROD FAILED DUE TO EVIDENCE OF A SIDE LOAD. CROSS BRAKING AND CROSS CONTROL FAILED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. DISCUSSION WITH PIPER ENGINEERING DISCLOSED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STEERING SYSTEM HAS FULL AUTHORITY UPON EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N6913T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010325007739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010325007739I), Mar 25, 2001: Piper PA46310P (N6913T), Shawnee, OK. (-23)Aircraft departed dallas, TX, enroute to omaha, Nebraska, when the manifold pressure dropped down 3 PSI and the oil pressure dropped to zero. The pilot…

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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