20071020825509I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA32301T · Texarkana, AR · October 20, 2007

Date: October 20, 2007 · 09:30 local
Place: Texarkana, AR
Airport: Texarkana Regional-Webb Field
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N558MG
Reported as: Piper PA32301T
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 202 total29 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On October 20, 2007 at approximately 11:00AM N558MG was making an approach into Texarkana, AR regional airport inbound from mena, AR. Weather was clear. Pilot contacted Texarkana tower 10 miles out and proceeded on a 4 mile final for runway 22. Approach was normal with a 500 ft/min. Descent rate, flaps added as required with an airspeed of 90-95 on speed. Landing was smooth and straight. Nose touched down, pressure was applied to pedals to keep the aircraft straight and begin to slow down. Almost immediately, the aircraft swerved hard to the left. Right rudder was applied as the aircraft started to skid across taxiway c. it then made contact with several taxiway lights resulting in nose gear collapse and damage to propeller and cowling. Tower was contacted immediately asking for assistance. Pilot and passenger exited the aircraft both reporting no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 20, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00AM N558MG WAS MAKING AN APPROACH INTO TEXARKANA, AR REGIONAL AIRPORT INBOUND FROM MENA, AR. WEATHER WAS CLEAR. PILOT CONTACTED TEXARKANA TOWER 10 MILES OUT AND PROCEEDED ON A 4 MILE FINAL FOR RUNWAY 22. APPROACH WAS NORMAL WITH A 500 FT/MIN. DESCENT RATE, FLAPS ADDED AS REQUIRED WITH AN AIRSPEED OF 90-95 ON SPEED. LANDING WAS SMOOTH AND STRAIGHT. NOSE TOUCHED DOWN, PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO PEDALS TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT AND BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED HARD TO THE LEFT. RIGHT RUDDER WAS APPLIED AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SKID ACROSS TAXIWAY C. IT THEN MADE CONTACT WITH SEVERAL TAXIWAY LIGHTS RESULTING IN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AND DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND COWLING. TOWER WAS CONTACTED IMMEDIATELY ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT BOTH REPORTING NO INJURIES.