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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Marion, IA · February 10, 2014

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Date: February 10, 2014 · 15:00 local
Place: Marion, IA
Airport: Marion
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N350AR
Reported as: Piper PA 46-350P
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,290 total1,200 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N350ARRegistered now · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4622109 · Built 1990 Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350P Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Aircraft departed from page field, ft myers, Florida on 2/10/2014, enroute to Marion, Iowa. An IFR flight plan was filed and a weather briefing was received from the local flight services station.

As stated by the pilot, after landing on runway 35 at the Marion Airport, just as the nose wheel touched down the aircraft began a violent pull to the left. The pilot attempted to make corrections but lost control and the aircraft exited the left side of the runway hitting a snow bank. As a result of impact with the snow bank the nose landing gear collapsed. The aircraft came to rest along the left side of runway 35.

Runway condition at the time of the accident was patchy packed snow, and not a contributing factor.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM PAGE FIELD, FT MYERS, FLORIDA ON 2/10/2014, ENROUTE TO MARION, IOWA. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND A WEATHER BRIEFING WAS RECEIVED FROM THE LOCAL FLIGHT SERVICES STATION.

AS STATED BY THE PILOT, AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 AT THE MARION AIRPORT, JUST AS THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A VIOLENT PULL TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CORRECTIONS BUT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY HITTING A SNOW BANK. AS A RESULT OF IMPACT WITH THE SNOW BANK THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 35.

RUNWAY CONDITION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS PATCHY PACKED SNOW, AND NOT A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.