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FAA incident report · Piper PA-46-310P · Sullivan, IN · January 13, 2012

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Date
January 13, 2012 · 13:05 local
Place
Sullivan, IN
Airport
Sullivan County
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9095S
Reported as
Piper PA-46-310P
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-21
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
999 total77 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days
N9095SRegistered now · Piper PA-46-310PS/N 46-8608061 · Built 1986Airframe modelPiper PA-46-310PEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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N9095S, a PT-6 conversion malibu, departed the pavement while landing on runway 36 at Sullivan County Airport (siv). The weather was VFR, with winds from 270 at 10-14KT. The runway was clear and dry. By referencing the marks on the runway and grounds, the aircraft initially moved to the right after nose wheel touchdown followed by a decreasing radius left turn. The nose gear and right main tires left rubber marks for the duration of the left turn until off the pavement and a witness indicated that the left main gear lifted off the pavement during the turn. Prop impact marks would seem to substantiate that observation. The aircraft entered soft ground off the runway and began turning back to the right until it stopped just off, and nearly parallel to the runway, about 200 feet from where it exited the pavement. There were decreasing prop impact marks along the ground track until forward motion stopped due to nose wheel collapse. There was significant propeller damage but airframe damage was limited. The lower engine cowl had minor damage and nose gear actuator rod was bent as the gear collapsed. There was no injury to the sole occupant.

As the FAA filed it

N9095S, A PT-6 CONVERSION MALIBU, DEPARTED THE PAVEMENT WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT SULLIVAN COUNTY AIRPORT (SIV). THE WEATHER WAS VFR, WITH WINDS FROM 270 AT 10-14KT. THE RUNWAY WAS CLEAR AND DRY. BY REFERENCING THE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY AND GROUNDS, THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY MOVED TO THE RIGHT AFTER NOSE WHEEL TOUCHDOWN FOLLOWED BY A DECREASING RADIUS LEFT TURN. THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN TIRES LEFT RUBBER MARKS FOR THE DURATION OF THE LEFT TURN UNTIL OFF THE PAVEMENT AND A WITNESS INDICATED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LIFTED OFF THE PAVEMENT DURING THE TURN. PROP IMPACT MARKS WOULD SEEM TO SUBSTANTIATE THAT OBSERVATION. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED SOFT GROUND OFF THE RUNWAY AND BEGAN TURNING BACK TO THE RIGHT UNTIL IT STOPPED JUST OFF, AND NEARLY PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY, ABOUT 200 FEET FROM WHERE IT EXITED THE PAVEMENT. THERE WERE DECREASING PROP IMPACT MARKS ALONG THE GROUND TRACK UNTIL FORWARD MOTION STOPPED DUE TO NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSE. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT PROPELLER DAMAGE BUT AIRFRAME DAMAGE WAS LIMITED. THE LOWER ENGINE COWL HAD MINOR DAMAGE AND NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR ROD WAS BENT AS THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT.