# Incident 20131008021009I: Piper PA 46-350P, Tallahassee, FL, October 8, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2013, 12:10 local time
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3967° N, 84.3514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3967&lon=-84.3514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N640BD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N640BD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: P&W PT-6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 17,102 total, 6,256 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14IA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14IA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131008021009I

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING AT TLH WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND CAUSING THE PROPS TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY SURFACE DAMAGING THE PROP BLADES AND ENGINE.

TWO OF THE PROPS ACTED TO SUPPORT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT SLID TO A STOP.

THEREBY PREVENTING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA14IA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14IA019), Oct 8, 2013: Piper PA 46 350P (N640BD), Tallahassee, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose landing gear (NLG) actuator attachment bolt due to fatigue for reasons that could not be determined during postincident examination, which resulted in the NLG collapsing…

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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