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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Spokane Valley, WA · September 30, 2010

Date: September 30, 2010 · 15:50 local
Place: Spokane Valley, WA
Airport: Spokane Felts Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N90SE
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR10LA479
Reported as: Piper PA 46-350P
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,600 total1,200 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N90SERegistered now · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4622041 · Built 1989 Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350P Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Upon landing on runway 03L at Spokane 'ksff', the right tire deflated and the aircraft began to pull to the right. The pilot attempted to regain directional control; however the aircraft departed the runway in a gradual right turn. The right gear impacted a runway light and the concreate foundation of the light structure, the impact damaged the mid to inboard structure of the right wing.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 03L AT SPOKANE 'KSFF', THE RIGHT TIRE DEFLATED AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL; HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY IN A GRADUAL RIGHT TURN. THE RIGHT GEAR IMPACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT AND THE CONCREATE FOUNDATION OF THE LIGHT STRUCTURE, THE IMPACT DAMAGED THE MID TO INBOARD STRUCTURE OF THE RIGHT WING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR10LA479Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSpokane, WAThe failure of a manufacturing splice of the right main landing gear tire’s inner tube, which resulted in a deflated tire and a consequent loss of directional control on landing.Sep 30, 2010 · Substantial damage