What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 15, 2005, at approximately 1510 MST, N504SR, a Piper PA-46-500TP, with the pilot privacy data omitted performing as pilot-in-command, crashed while attempting to land on runway 3 at Flagstaff municipal airport (flg). The pilot stated that the approach and landing was normal until the nose wheel of the aircraft touched the runway. As the nosewheel touched down, the aircraft immediately veered to the left. The pilot attempted to correct with right rudder, however, felt that the rudder necessary to correct the aircraft back to the right would cause the aircraft to flip over. The pilot applied brakes equally and the aircraft began to skid with the nose of the aircraft to the left about 30 degrees. After skidding approximately 150 feet, the nosewheel and then the right main wheel contacted a snow bank allong the left side of the runway. The nosewheel collapsed and as the right main struck the snow bank, it caused the right wing to pitch down and strike the ground. This action catapulted the aircraft in a clockwise manner until it came to rest approximately 40 feet from the snow bank with the aircraft facing 030 degrees. The runway was dry and there were gusty winds down the runway at 030, 13 KTS gusting to 17 KTS.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 15, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1510 MST, N504SR, A PIPER PA-46-500TP, WITH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ PERFORMING AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND, CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 3 AT FLAGSTAFF MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (FLG). THE PILOT STATED THAT THE APPROACH AND LANDING WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE NOSE WHEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED THE RUNWAY. AS THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH RIGHT RUDDER, HOWEVER, FELT THAT THE RUDDER NECESSARY TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RIGHT WOULD CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES EQUALLY AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SKID WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT ABOUT 30 DEGREES. AFTER SKIDDING APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET, THE NOSEWHEEL AND THEN THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL CONTACTED A SNOW BANK ALLONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED AND AS THE RIGHT MAIN STRUCK THE SNOW BANK, IT CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TO PITCH DOWN AND STRIKE THE GROUND. THIS ACTION CATAPULTED THE AIRCRAFT IN A CLOCKWISE MANNER UNTIL IT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM THE SNOW BANK WITH THE AIRCRAFT FACING 030 DEGREES. THE RUNWAY WAS DRY AND THERE WERE GUSTY WINDS DOWN THE RUNWAY AT 030, 13 KTS GUSTING TO 17 KTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.