# Incident 20030109005979I: Piper PA46310P, Rockford, IL, January 9, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2003
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater Rockford
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25120, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25120) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 125 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030109005979I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TOUCHDOWN IN WINDY CONDITIONS, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SUBSEQUENTLY BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO DRAG ON THE GRASS, WHERE IT CAME TO REST.

## Other reports on N25120 (1)

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

- [Incident 20260220001379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260220001379I), Feb 20, 2026: Piper PA-46-310P (N25120), Spearfish, SD, Minor damage. The pilot of the incident airplane departed kbdh at approx. 0830 local time on an IFR flight plan. He was cleared direct to kspf. The pilot was the sole…

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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