# Accident 20130813019969A: Piper PA-46-310P, Lake Charles, LA, August 13, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2013, 19:10 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Airport: Chennault International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2106° N, 93.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHENNAULT INTL (CWF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2106&lon=-93.1432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4386N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4386N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-310P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,014 total, 93 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130813019969A

## Narrative

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

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

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4386N (1)

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

- [Incident 20040728019549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040728019549I), Jul 28, 2004: Piper PA46310P (N4386N), Yakutat, AK. (-23) At FL230 over Yakutat, AK the aircraft engine began to run rough and backfire. The pilot declared an emergency with ATC, and then was able to get the…

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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