# Accident 20110412005599A: Piper PA-30, Austin, TX, April 12, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2011, 13:51 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Bergstorm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1944° N, 97.6697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1944&lon=-97.6697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171ST-2012-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110412005599A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 12, 2011, A PIPER PA-30 WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 17L IN AUS AIRPORT. DURING TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE WEST AND CROSSING TAXI WAY 'J' .  DURING THE ROLL OUT  PHASE THE AIRCRFAT  STRUCK TWO AIRPORT SIGNS.   EVIDENCE INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT NOSE COLLAPSED, AND  THE AIRCRAFT FUESELAGE CAME TO A REST IN A NOSE BARREL POSITION.     THE AIRCRAFT RECIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL, NOSE RADOME CONE, RIGHT WING OUTBRD LEADING EDGE, LEFT LOWER INBRD FUEL TANK HAD A HOLE UNDERNEATH THE SKIN, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TORK WAS BROKEN.  NO INJURIES FROM PIC OR PAX WERE REPORTED.

## 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 CEN11CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA288), Apr 12, 2011: Piper PA-30 (N171ST), Austin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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