# Incident 20081229853929I: Piper PA46350P, Tucson, AZ, December 29, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2008, 10:40 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1171° N, 110.9415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TUCSON INTL (TUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1171&lon=-110.9415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41635 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 260 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081229853929I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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