# Accident 20110626023509A: Piper PA 46-350P, Flagstaff, AZ, June 26, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2011, 09:25 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Flagstaff Pulliam
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1403° N, 111.6692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1403&lon=-111.6692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9246M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9246M) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,841 total, 64 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110626023509A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING RUNWAY 21 AT FLAGSTAFF. THE PILOT STATED (THROUGH AN ATTORNEY) THE APPROACH WAS STABILIZED AND HAD A GEAR DOWN GREEN LIGHT INDICATION FOR ALL THREE LANDING GEAR. TOUCH DOWN WAS MADE ON RUNWAY. AFTER THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, THE PILOT STATES THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY SWERVED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN SHE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT THIS, THERE WAS NO STEERING RESPONSE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. AT THIS POINT, THE PILOT STATES SHE APPLIED MORE BRAKING ACTION TO TRY TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM GOING OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATES SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY AND IT ROLLED INTO THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO APPLY BRAKES, AND STATES THE NOSE GEAR THEN COLLAPSED.

## 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 WPR11LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA313), Jun 26, 2011: Piper PA 46-350P (N9246M), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue failure of an engine mount attachment foot, which resulted in collapse of the nose landing gear during landing. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the owner/operator to adhere 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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