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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-46-310P · Lake Charles, LA · August 13, 2013

Date
August 13, 2013 · 19:10 local
Place
Lake Charles, LA
Airport
Chennault International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4386N
Reported as
Piper PA-46-310P
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,014 total93 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot landed with touchdown on right gear first than left gear. When nose touched down aircraft lurched to the left. Applied right rudder pedal with no affect on steering. Aircraft exited runway onto infield after about 150 feet. Nose wheel damage shows appearence of non-centered wheel. No malfunction detected. Was a right 13KT crosswind

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED WITH TOUCHDOWN ON RIGHT GEAR FIRST THAN LEFT GEAR. WHEN NOSE TOUCHED DOWN AIRCRAFT LURCHED TO THE LEFT. APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL WITH NO AFFECT ON STEERING. AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY ONTO INFIELD AFTER ABOUT 150 FEET. NOSE WHEEL DAMAGE SHOWS APPEARENCE OF NON-CENTERED WHEEL. NO MALFUNCTION DETECTED. WAS A RIGHT 13KT CROSSWIND

Other reports on N4386N · 1

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