# Incident 20130424006479I: Piaggio P180, Clearwater, FL, April 24, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2013, 17:43 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: St. Petersberg-Clearwater
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: V2JA
- Location: 27.9050° N, 82.6872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9050&lon=-82.6872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139SL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139SL-2018-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piaggio P180 (registry code 6960204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piaggio-p180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIAGGIO P180
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,115 total, 1,115 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13IA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13IA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130424006479I

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN13IA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13IA270), Apr 24, 2013: Piaggio P180 (N139SL), Clearwater, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N139SL (1)

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

- [Incident 20070128001099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070128001099I), Jan 28, 2007: Piagio P180 (N139SL), Eagle, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Left main tire blew upon landing.

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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