# Accident 20070114008639A: Piper PA46500TP, Tampa, FL, January 14, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2007, 18:25 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9756° N, 82.5331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9756&lon=-82.5331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N184RB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46500TP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 485 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070114008639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 14, 2007, AT 1825 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA-46-500TP, REGISTERED TO CLEAR AIR AVIATION LLC, UPON LANDING THE ENGINE MOUNT TUBE BROKE CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO PARTIALLY COLLAPSE AFTER A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PIC WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BOCA RATON AIRPORT, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA ABOUT 1725 LOCAL TIME.

## 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 MIA07LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA038), Jan 14, 2007: Piper PA-46-500TP (N184RB), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate design of the engine mount by the manufacturer, resulting in fatigue failure at the actuator attach foot and partial collapse of the nose landing gear.

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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