# Accident 20120622014349A: Piper PA-46-310P, Metropolis, IL, June 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: Metropolis, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1858° N, 88.7506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1858&lon=-88.7506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43840, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43840-2014-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-310P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 750 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA456) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120622014349A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING AT METROPOLIS , IL THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN12LA456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA456), Jun 22, 2012: Piper PA-46-310P (N43840), Metropolis, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Landing gear collapse for reasons that could not be determined because testing could not replicate the problem.

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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