# Accident 20140411004089A: Piper PA 46-350P, West Chicago, IL, April 11, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2014, 16:20 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9089° N, 88.2492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9089&lon=-88.2492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1972M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1972M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104618, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A (registry code 40999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ae2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140411004089A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED NORMAL LANDING RUNWAY 20R. THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED NORMALLY, WHEN THE NOSE GEAR  TOUCHED THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, THE PILOT COUNTERED WITH RIGHT RUDDER, BUT COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM LEAVING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST ON THE GRASS TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 20R. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFT, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED OUTBOARD TOWARDS AND RESTING ON THE RADAR CAPSULE. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED INBOARD AND THE ACTUATOR CAME THROUGH THE TOP OF THE WING. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AND NO POST CRASH FIRE OCCURRED.

## 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 CEN14LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA196), Apr 11, 2014: Piper PA 46-350P (N1972M), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose gear actuator attachment to the engine mount due to overstress, which resulted in the loss of directional control during landing.

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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