# Accident 20030118001929A: Piper PA46350P, Laconia, NH, January 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2003, 11:45 local time
- Place: Laconia, NH
- Airport: Laconia Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5725° N, 71.4189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5725&lon=-71.4189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9170X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9170X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD03LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030118001929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT MADE NORMAL APPROACH FOR LANDING. UPON LANDING AIRCRAFT TURNED SHARPLY LEFT AND WENT INTO SNOWBANK. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. NOSE STEERING HORN ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND CRACKED. PART HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO NTSB FOR 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 IAD03LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA028), Jan 18, 2003: Piper PA-46-350P (N9170X), Laconia, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in an impact with a snowbank, and overstress fracture of the nose gear actuator and engine mount foot attachment. A factor in…

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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