# Accident 20090204004289A: Piper PA46500TP, Aspen, CO, February 4, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2009, 12:19 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co/Sardy Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2231° N, 106.8689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2231&lon=-106.8689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N535JR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N535JR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: New Piper PA-46-500TP (registry code 7104606, https://openairdocs.org/model/new-piper-pa-46-500tp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A (registry code 52268, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46500TP
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A42
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09IA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09IA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090204004289A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RWY 15 AT APPROXIMATELY A2 TAXI WAY.  WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT THEN RIGHT, THEN LEFT, THEN RIGHT AGAIN AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY THE 4500' MARK.  THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP ON ITS NOSE STRUCK THE PROP AND CAME BACK DOWN.  THE LEFT WING STRUCK A SNOW BANK AND THE GROUND.  AIRFIELD DATA - VFR WIND CALM.  THE DAMAGE - PROP STRIKE AND LEFT WING TIP DENTED.  PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE STEERING.  2 PERSONS ON BOARD, NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN09IA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09IA153), Feb 4, 2009: New Piper PA-46-500T (N535JR), Aspen, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing for undetermined reasons.

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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