# Accident 20120604011519A: Piper Aircraft Inc PA46R-350T, Cameron Park, CA, June 4, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2012, 18:30 local time
- Place: Cameron Park, CA
- Airport: Cameron Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6836° N, 120.9858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6836&lon=-120.9858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N488EA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N488EA) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120604011519A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 4, 2012, AT 1630 HOURS PDT, N488EA, A PIPER PA-46R-350T, REGISTERED TO FERGIEAIR LLC., HAD THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE CAUSING SUBSTAINTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE AT CAMERON PARK AIRPORT (061), IN CAMERON PARK CA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED AND WAS CANCELLED BY THE PILOT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS 15 MILES FROM O61. THE SOLE OCCUPANT:  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS UNIJURED AND IS A CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PALO ALTO (PAO) IN PALO ALTO, CA.

## 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 WPR12LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA261), Jun 5, 2012: Piper PA46R-350T (N488EA), Cameron Park, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the nose landing gear actuator attach foot during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the non-compliance with the manufacturer’s service bulletin.

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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