# Accident 20070519019569A: Piper PA46350P, Indianapolis, IN, May 19, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2007, 13:15 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9367° N, 86.0528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9367&lon=-86.0528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N411MD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N411MD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540 series (registry code 41569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070519019569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 05/19/2007 AT INDIANAPOLIS METRO AIRPORT PIPER MALIBU N411MD WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 15, THE PILOT REPORTED NO IRREGULARITIES. LANDING WAS REPORTED AS NORMAL. THE PILOT REPORTED ALL THREE LANDING GEAR INDICATORS WERE SHOWING DOWN AND LOCKED (GREEN). AFTER A SHORT TIME APPROX 200 YARDS THE PILOT REPORTED HE BEGAN TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT COLLAPSED. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP WITHOUT INJURY TO BOTH PERSONS ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE RUNWAY AND SECURED AT THE LOCAL FBO (INDIANAPOLIS AVIATION). ACTUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE DRY VMC.

## 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 CHI07LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA151), May 19, 2007: Piper PA 46-350P (N411MD), Fishers, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue separation of the engine mount's nose gear actuator attachment foot during landing.

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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