20061118029869I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA46-500TP · Fort Wayne, IN · November 18, 2006

Date: November 18, 2006 · 10:52 local
Place: Fort Wayne, IN
Airport: Smith Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4185L
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI07IA067
Reported as: Piper PA46500TP
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,800 total1,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N4185LRegistered now · Piper PA46-500TPS/N 4697025 · Built 2000 Airframe modelPiper PA46-500TP Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Departing bloomington airport, (bmg), bloomington, IN., without incident, to Smith field, (smd) Fort Wayne, IN., the pilot extended the landing gear for landing. Pilot found MLG to indicate down, locked and safe. Upon landing on runway 5 at smd, the aircraft veered to the left upon nose gear contact. The aircraft traversed into the grass off the runway. The nose gear collapsed, and the propeller contacted the soil. The pilot stated he tried to steer back onto runway 5 where the aircraft came to a stop. privacy data omitted, Director of maintenance for mercury air center, found upon lifting the aircraft for movement that the nose landing gear lock actuator mount broken. This allowed the NLG to not positively lock in the down position, allowing the NLG to roll back and fold. Note: date of incident amended from 11/17/2006 to actual date of 11/18/2006.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DEPARTING BLOOMINGTON AIRPORT, (BMG), BLOOMINGTON, IN., WITHOUT INCIDENT, TO SMITH FIELD, (SMD) FORT WAYNE, IN., THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING. PILOT FOUND MLG TO INDICATE DOWN, LOCKED AND SAFE. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 5 AT SMD, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT UPON NOSE GEAR CONTACT. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVERSED INTO THE GRASS OFF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE SOIL. THE PILOT STATED HE TRIED TO STEER BACK ONTO RUNWAY 5 WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. ^PRIVACY DAT^, DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FOR MERCURY AIR CENTER, FOUND UPON LIFTING THE AIRCRAFT FOR MOVEMENT THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR LOCK ACTUATOR MOUNT BROKEN. THIS ALLOWED THE NLG TO NOT POSITIVELY LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION, ALLOWING THE NLG TO ROLL BACK AND FOLD. NOTE: DATE OF INCIDENT AMENDED FROM 11/17/2006 TO ACTUAL DATE OF 11/18/2006.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI07IA067Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportFort Wayne, INThe fatigue failure/separation of the engine mount's nose gear actuator attachment foot, and the manufacturer's inadequate engine mount/nose gear actuator attachment design.Nov 18, 2006 · Minor damage

Other reports on N4185L · 1

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

Accident 20131123024189ATakeoff: Rotation · Monroe, NCEqy-tys, during roll-out at eqy, right main tire failed causing the aircraft to exit rwy stopping an estimated 275 feet off the right side of rwy 23. Aircraft sustained damage to right aileron and the cowling for the radar pod attached to the underside of the…Nov 23, 2013 · Minor damage