# Accident 20120517008259A: Piper Aircraft Inc PA46R-350T, Springfield, VT, May 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2012, 13:40 local time
- Place: Springfield, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3436° N, 72.5169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3436&lon=-72.5169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N630TG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N630TG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA46R-350T (registry code 7104610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa46r-350t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A (registry code 41999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ae2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA46R-350T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 418 total, 325 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120517008259A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LANDING RWY 29 (3000 X 75) AT VSF. THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE 290 AT 7 WITH GUSTS TO 15. AFTER TOUCH-DOWN, HE REACHED OVER TO BRING UP THE FLAPS, JUST BEFORE THE INTERSECTION (WITH RWY 5 & 23) THE LEFT WING SUDDENLY CAME UP, THE NOSE TURNED ABRUPTLY TO THE LEFT (20 TO 30 DEGREES). THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING STRUCK AND DESTROYED A BOX SIGN, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL-OUT IN THE GRASS. TO AVOID GETTING STUCK, THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY.NO INJURIES – PILOT WAS ALONE.PROPERTY DAMAGE – RUNWAY BOX SIGN DESTROYED, ONE RUNWAY LIGHT DAMAGED.EXTENSIVE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE – AT LEFT WING ROOT, THE FAIRING IS PULLED AWAY FROM THE FUSELAGE INDICATING THE WING HAS SHIFTED. LEFT WING LEADING EDGE DENTED 3 TO 4 FEET OUTBOARD OF WING ROOT WITH TOP AND BOTTOM WING SKINS BUCKLED. THE LEFT WING TOP SKIN IS SEVERELY BUCKLED 2 TO 3 FEET OUTBOARD OF WING ROOT JUST ABOVE THE FORWARD WING SPAR, INDICATING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE WING SPAR. LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT UPPER CYLINDER AND DOOR DAMAGED. LEFT LOWER AFT FUSELAGE DENTED BELOW N NUMBER.

## 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 ERA12CA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA342), May 17, 2012: Piper PA46 (N630TG), Springfield, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions.

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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