20131009020049A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Xenia, OH · October 9, 2013

Date
October 9, 2013 · 10:00 local
Place
Xenia, OH
Airport
Greene County
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N561C
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14LA006
Reported as
Piper PA 46-350P
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540-AE2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Prior to landing, the pilot confirmed gear was down and locked with 3 green lights. On touchdown the aircraft veered sharply left and exited the runway with the nose gear collapsing.

As the FAA filed it

PRIOR TO LANDING, THE PILOT CONFIRMED GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED WITH 3 GREEN LIGHTS. ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING.

NTSB investigation

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