# Accident 20131009020049A: Piper PA 46-350P, Xenia, OH, October 9, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2013, 10:00 local time
- Place: Xenia, OH
- Airport: Greene County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6911° N, 83.9919° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6911&lon=-83.9919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N561C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N561C) (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: LYCOMING TI0-540-AE2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131009020049A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN14LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA006), Oct 9, 2013: Piper PA-46-350P (N561C), Xenia, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The nose landing gear failure as a result of a fatigue fracture of the engine mount nose gear actuator feet in an area detailed in a service bulletin. Contributing to the accident was maintenance…

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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