# Accident 20040302003389A: Piper PA46350P, Montgomery, AL, March 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2004, 11:20 local time
- Place: Montgomery, AL
- Airport: Dannelly Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3006° N, 86.3939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3006&lon=-86.3939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91734, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91734) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,875 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040302003389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. HOWARD ROBERTSON WAS FLYING AIRCRAFT N91734. MR. ROBERTSON LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 WITH A CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS DECELERATING THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY YAWED TO THE LEFT. MR. ROBERTSON STATED THAT HE STARTED CORRECTING FOR THE YAW BUT THE CORRECTION FELT STRONGER THAN THE AIRCRAFT COULD HANDLE TO MAINTAIN WINGS LEVEL AND NOT SPIN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. HE THEN ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT AND CONTINUED TO DECELERATE WHILE CONTINUING THE CORRECT FOR THE YAW. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS. AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWENTY YARDS THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT GRASS CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE. AFTER THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED TO THE LEFT COMING TO A STOP ABOUT NINETY DEGREES FROM THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. WINDS REPORTED AT 1053 LCL 200@12KT, WINDS REPORTED AT 1153 LCL 2100@09KTS, ATIS WINDS AT TIME OF LANDING 200@10KTS.

## 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 ATL04LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA114), Mar 2, 2004: Piper PA-46-350P (N91734), Montgomery, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind and his failure to maintain directional control during landing roll that resulted in the collapse of the nose gear. The crosswind was a contributing…

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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