What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 28, 2014, at approximately 1600 local time (2200 UTC), a private pilot, with an instrument rating, was involved in an aircraft incident while attempting a crosswind landing at the Sabetha Municipal Airport. The flight departed manhattan regional airport (mhk) for the 62 NM flight; this flight was operated in accordance with visual flight rules (VFR). The aircraft involved in this incident is a Piper mirage (PA46), owned by midstates aircraft leasing, LLC. Surface winds were reported from 280 degrees at 14 miles per hour. During the crosswind approach and landing on runway 19, the airman lost control of the aircraft and subsequently exited the side of the runway upon touchdown. The aircraft?s nose gear collapsed during the landing roll, causing the aircraft?s propeller to strike the runway; the left wing also contacted a runway edge light. The aircraft came to rest with the nose of the aircraft on the east edge of the runway, causing damage to the nose gear doors and the propeller.
The airman reported that during touchdown, the aircraft?s right main wheel contacted the runway first, followed by the left main wheel. As the nose wheel contacted the runway, the airplane veered hard to the left. The airman corrected with the application of right rudder, however the aircraft had already vacated the left side of the 40 foot wide runway. The airman?s excessive application of right rudder was too much which brought the airplane across the runway and subsequently off the right side. Left rudder correction was applied to bring the aircraft back on to the runway again. As the nose wheel crossed the edge of the runway, the nose gear collapsed causing the aircraft to skid to a stop.
A certificated airframe & powerplant (A&P) mechanic from topeka, who performs routine maintenance on the incident aircraft, was contacted to assist with removal of the aircraft from the runway. Upon inspection of this aircraft, the certificated mechanic reported that the aircraft struck a runway light with the left wing; only minor damage was noted on the left wing beneath the deice boot as a result of it contacting the runway light. The aircraft?s nose wheel door and propeller also sustained minor damage; damage to the aircraft?s firewall was not detected. The airman did not report any previously known maintenance discrepancy or anomaly prior to flight. The airman, who was uninjured, was the only occupant in the aircraft.
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After conversations with local authorities, permission was given to move the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 28, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 LOCAL TIME (2200 UTC), A PRIVATE PILOT, WITH AN INSTRUMENT RATING, WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT WHILE ATTEMPTING A CROSSWIND LANDING AT THE SABETHA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED MANHATTAN REGIONAL AIRPORT (MHK) FOR THE 62 NM FLIGHT; THIS FLIGHT WAS OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR). THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT IS A PIPER MIRAGE (PA46), OWNED BY MIDSTATES AIRCRAFT LEASING, LLC. SURFACE WINDS WERE REPORTED FROM 280 DEGREES AT 14 MILES PER HOUR. DURING THE CROSSWIND APPROACH AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 19, THE AIRMAN LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXITED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY UPON TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT?S NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLL, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT?S PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY; THE LEFT WING ALSO CONTACTED A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE EAST EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND THE PROPELLER.
THE AIRMAN REPORTED THAT DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT?S RIGHT MAIN WHEEL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL. AS THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE VEERED HARD TO THE LEFT. THE AIRMAN CORRECTED WITH THE APPLICATION OF RIGHT RUDDER, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT HAD ALREADY VACATED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE 40 FOOT WIDE RUNWAY. THE AIRMAN?S EXCESSIVE APPLICATION OF RIGHT RUDDER WAS TOO MUCH WHICH BROUGHT THE AIRPLANE ACROSS THE RUNWAY AND SUBSEQUENTLY OFF THE RIGHT SIDE. LEFT RUDDER CORRECTION WAS APPLIED TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON TO THE RUNWAY AGAIN. AS THE NOSE WHEEL CROSSED THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID TO A STOP.
A CERTIFICATED AIRFRAME & POWERPLANT (A&P) MECHANIC FROM TOPEKA, WHO PERFORMS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT, WAS CONTACTED TO ASSIST WITH REMOVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY. UPON INSPECTION OF THIS AIRCRAFT, THE CERTIFICATED MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE LEFT WING; ONLY MINOR DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE LEFT WING BENEATH THE DEICE BOOT AS A RESULT OF IT CONTACTING THE RUNWAY LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT?S NOSE WHEEL DOOR AND PROPELLER ALSO SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE; DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT?S FIREWALL WAS NOT DETECTED. THE AIRMAN DID NOT REPORT ANY PREVIOUSLY KNOWN MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCY OR ANOMALY PRIOR TO FLIGHT. THE AIRMAN, WHO WAS UNINJURED, WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT.
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AFTER CONVERSATIONS WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, PERMISSION WAS GIVEN TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT.