# Accident 20070416005749A: Piper PA46350P, Fort Lauderdale, FL, April 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2007, 13:50 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Fort Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1972° N, 80.1708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1972&lon=-80.1708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4946R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4946R-2018-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A (registry code 41999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ae2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AE2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,434 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070416005749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) APRIL 16, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1337 EST OPERATOR WAS CLEARED TO LAND AT FXE RUNWAY 31. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET DOWN RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, HIT A 13-31/TAXIWAY "C" SIGN, AND CAME TO REST ON THE PAVEMENT ACROSS "C" TAXIWAY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. ONE PILOT, ONE PASSENGER. ALL THREE MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE IN THE DOWN AND MECHANICALLY LOCKED POSITION. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED RIGHT SIDE TRUSS MOUNT TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR HAD CRACKED THROUGH ALLOWING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO ENGINE FIREWALL DURING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE. AFTER LANDING, SLIDING DOWN THE RUNWAY, WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, THE LEFT WING SPAR ENCOUNTERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BY TWISTING BOTH INBOARD AND OUTBOARD OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. PILOT STATEMENT: DEPARTED MYAT AT 12:15 PM EDST, APRIL 16, 2007 WITH DESTINATION OF FXE. OBTAINED WEATHER BRIEFING AND FILED VFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM MIAMI FSS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE VIA TELEPHONE, OPENED VFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH FREEPORT RADIO AND ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM MIAMI CENTER FROM THE AIR. LISTENED TO FXE ATIS (XRAY) APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES EAST OF FXE AND REQUESTED RUNWAY 31 FROM FXE TOWER. CLEARED TO LAND BY FXE TOWER ON RUNWAY 31. EXECUTED A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING WITH 85-87 KPH APPROACH SPEED, TWO NOTCHES OF FLAPS AND VERIFICATION OF LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. SMOOTH NORMAL LANDING. AFTER INITIAL ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT VEERED UNCONTROLLABLY LEFT DESPITE THE APPLICATION OF RIGHT RUDDER. AIRCRAFT SWERVED INTO RUNWAY 13-31/TAXIWAY "C" SIGN AND CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE JUST BEYOND THE SIGN ON PAVED AREA ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 31 ACROSS "C" TAXIWAY. ALL FUEL/ELECTRICAL SWITCHES WERE CLOSED OR SHUT OFF AND PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT THROUGH CABIN DOOR.

## 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 MIA07LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA076), Apr 16, 2007: Piper PA-46-350P (N4946R), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate design of the engine mount by the manufacturer, resulting in 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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