# Accident 20100930046879A: Piper PA 46-350P, Spokane Valley, WA, September 30, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2010, 15:50 local time
- Place: Spokane Valley, WA
- Airport: Spokane Felts Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6828° N, 117.3225° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6828&lon=-117.3225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90SE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90SE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA479) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100930046879A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR10LA479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA479), Sep 30, 2010: Piper PA-46-350P (N90SE), Spokane, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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