# Accident 20141202022129A: Piper PA-46-310P, Wachula, FL, December 2, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2014, 13:05 local time
- Place: Wachula, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5150° N, 81.8806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5150&lon=-81.8806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N933TK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-310P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 36 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141202022129A

## Narrative

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

PIC CANCELED IFR AND PROCEEDED TO THE AIRPORT UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES.  PIC STATED HE BOUNCED TWICE, REMAINING IN GROUND EFFECT, THEN ?FORCED? THE LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY FAILING.  THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED INTO THE NOSE GEAR WELL.  THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS.

## 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 ERA15CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA069), Dec 2, 2014: Piper PA-46-310P (N933TK), Wachula, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing during gusty crosswind conditions.

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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