# Accident 20110819020959A: New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-500TP, Manassas, VA, August 19, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2011, 15:55 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Manassas Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7214° N, 77.5156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7214&lon=-77.5156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N133SR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N133SR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: New Piper PA-46-500TP (registry code 7104606, https://openairdocs.org/model/new-piper-pa-46-500tp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A (registry code 52268, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NEW PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-46-500TP
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-42A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA466) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110819020959A

## Narrative

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

ON TOUCHDOWN, JUST AFTER THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER  BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED MORE RIGHT RUDDER, THRUST REVERSER, AND RIGHT BRAKE BUT STILL NO CHANGE. SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY WERE DETERMINED TO BE FROM THE RIGHT TIRE AND NOSE TIRE WITH NO SIGN OF LEFT BRAKING UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE GRASS AREA. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 200' OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO INCLUDE: THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE LEFT GEAR WAS PARTIALLY SEPARATED, THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED INTO THE WHEEL WELL RESULTING IN A PUNCTURE HOLE THROUGH THE TOP SIDE OF THE WING,  ALL 4 PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT BACK. ADDITIONAL MINOR DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE AS WELL.

## 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 ERA11LA466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA466), Aug 19, 2011: Piper PA46 (N133SR), Manasses, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An undetermined nose landing gear steering anomaly or anomalies, which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing rollout. The damage to the…

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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