# Accident 20110302003329A: Piper PA 46-350P, Allentown, PA, March 2, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2011, 14:45 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown Queen City Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5689° N, 75.4861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5689&lon=-75.4861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9172V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9172V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,498 total, 3,320 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110302003329A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 25 @ KXLL, ALLENTOWN QUEEN CITY AIRPORT WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND THEN LIFTED BACK INTO THE AIR DUE TO THE PILOT TAKING THE CROSSWIND CORRECTION OUT OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED ON THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED BECAUSE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR BROKE FROM THE MOUNT DUE TO THE IMPACT. THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR IMPACTED THE FIRE AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FIRE WALL AND BAGAGE COMPARTMENT SUPPORTS.METAR KXLL 021940Z AUTO 29017G27KT 10SM BKN080 BKN090 11/M03 A3004 RMK AO2 T01121031ACCORDING TO THE METAR FOR THE PERIOD 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE WIND GUST WERE AT THE MAXIMUM  DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT FOR THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA11CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA202), Mar 2, 2011: Piper PA 46-350P (N9172V), Allentown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for crosswind conditions, resulting in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N9172V (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20221226019842I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221226019842I), Dec 26, 2022: Piper PA 46-350P (N9172V), Gaithersburg, MD, Minor damage. PIC of [privacy data omitted] called pct chpfd line to report his aircraft touched wings with [privacy data omitted] while on taxiway at the gai airport.…
- [Incident 20090317001659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090317001659I), Mar 17, 2009: Piper PA46350P (N9172V), Allentown, PA, Minor damage. Aircraft departed queen city airport (1N9) and immediately the pilot noticed that the nose gear indicator did not show that the gear was in the full-up…

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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