# Accident 20141215021479A: Piper PA 46-350P, Sugarland, TX, December 15, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2014, 10:30 local time
- Place: Sugarland, TX
- Airport: Sugarland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6219° N, 95.6569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6219&lon=-95.6569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224JJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N224JJ) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141215021479A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, UPON INITIAL CONTACT OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, THE PIC REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD A LACK OF STEERING CONTROL WHEN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT AND THE NLG COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 17 AND CAME TO REST AT APPROXIMATELY THE 2000 FT AREA. THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED IN ADDITION TO POSSIBLE ENGINE INTERNAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN15LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA078), Dec 15, 2014: Piper PA 46 350P (N224JJ), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The nose landing gear collapse as a result of the fracture of the engine mount at the nose gear actuator attachment point in an area that a service bulletin (SB) recommended for inspection.…

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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