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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piaggio P180 · Clearwater, FL · April 24, 2013

Date: April 24, 2013 · 17:43 local
Place: Clearwater, FL
Airport: St. Petersberg-Clearwater
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: V2JA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N139SL
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13IA270
Reported as: Piaggio P180
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,115 total1,115 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N139SLRegistration cancelled Aug 9, 2018 · Piaggio P180S/N 1104 · Built 2005 Airframe modelPiaggio P180 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Following a normal touch down for landing and subsequently lowering the nose wheel to the ground, the nose wheel was not centered, the aircraft turned right down the runway and into the grass. The engines were shut down. No damage to the aircraft, onle a bald right tire from skidding. Maintenance subsequently replaced the steering manifold.

As the FAA filed it

FOLLOWING A NORMAL TOUCH DOWN FOR LANDING AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOWERING THE NOSE WHEEL TO THE GROUND, THE NOSE WHEEL WAS NOT CENTERED, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE GRASS. THE ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, ONLE A BALD RIGHT TIRE FROM SKIDDING. MAINTENANCE SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED THE STEERING MANIFOLD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN13IA270Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportClearwater, FLThe failure of the nose landing gear steering manifold during landing, which resulted in an uncommanded and uncontrollable right turn, and the overhaul facility’s improper overhaul of the nose landing gear steering manifold.Apr 24, 2013 · Minor damage

Other reports on N139SL · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20070128001099ILevel Off Touchdown · Eagle, CO(-23) Left main tire blew upon landing.Jan 28, 2007 · Minor damage