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Date
December 29, 2008 · 10:40 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Tucson International
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N41635
Reported as
Piper PA46350P
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
830 total260 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
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) On landing N41635 veered off the left side of the runway into the dirt causing the nose gear to collapse. Pilot states a water bottle that was under his seat became stuck under his right rudder pedal causing him to lose directional control of the aircraft. Counseled the pilot on securing loose items in the cockpit. No further action required report closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON LANDING N41635 VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. PILOT STATES A WATER BOTTLE THAT WAS UNDER HIS SEAT BECAME STUCK UNDER HIS RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL CAUSING HIM TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. COUNSELED THE PILOT ON SECURING LOOSE ITEMS IN THE COCKPIT. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED REPORT CLOSED.