# Accident 20090714013519A: Piper PA46310P, Westley, CA, July 14, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2009, 10:30 local time
- Place: Westley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5942° N, 121.2656° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5942&lon=-121.2656&mi=10
- Aircraft: N330HT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N330HT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO550C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,213 total, 3,110 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090714013519A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 14, 2009, N330HT A PIPER PA-46-310P, WITH THE OWNER AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT ONBOARD CONDUCTING A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW.  DURING THIS INSTRUCTION AND AIR WORK, THE IP SEATED IN THE CO-PILOTS POSITION NOTED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FLOORBOARD AREA WHICH FILLED THE CABIN, THE UPPER ENGINE COWL BEGAN TO SHOW INDICATIONS OF FIRE AND PAINT DISCOLORATION.  THE SMOKE WAS DISSIPATED TO SOME EXTENT WAS FROM THE CABIN BY THE OPENING OF THE PILOTS WINDOW.  THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE ENGINE POWER WITH A LOSS OF ALTITUDE REQUIRING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CULTIVATED FIELD 2 MILES NORTH OF WESTLEY CA.  UPON CONTACT WITH THE GROUND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.  THE OWNER AND IP EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.  THE ENGINE NACELLE FIRE BEGAN TO SUBSIDE AND WAS OUT UPON ARRIVAL OF THE LOCAL FIRE PROTECTION.  WITH ENGINE COWLING REMOVED EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMGE WAS FOUND AT THE ENGINE FIREWALL AND ENGINE ACCESSORY AREA WITH NUMEROUS HOSES, DRIVE BELTS, BURNT.  THE NOSE GEAR DOORS SHOWED FIRE DAMAGE THAT HAD BURNED THROUGH INTO THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 WPR09LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA341), Jul 14, 2009: Piper PA-46-310P (N330HT), Westley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the landing gear hydraulic line socket, which resulted in a hydraulic leak and in-flight fire. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the owner and/or maintenance facility to…

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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