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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA46-500TP · Sterling, CO · March 29, 2015

Date: March 29, 2015 · 19:15 local
Place: Sterling, CO
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N53369
Reported as: Piper PA46-500TP
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N53369Registered now · Piper PA46-500TPS/N 4697088 · Built 2001 Airframe modelPiper PA46-500TP Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Pilot made a VFR approach at kstk to landing runway 33 calm winds reported on AWOS, sky was clear with unlimited visibility. Upon touchdown the aircraft veered hard to the right and with a hard left rudder the pilot could not keep the airplane from exiting the runway on the right. After traveling off the runway the nose gear collapsed and aircraft came to a stop next to runway. A flat right main gear tire was found and rubber marks from the point of touch down to when the aircraft exited the runway indicated the right tire was flat on touchdown. The rubber marks were wider than normal tire skid marks, another indication the right tire was flat. No injuries and no structural damage to airplane. This was the second landing within 2 hours.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE A VFR APPROACH AT KSTK TO LANDING RUNWAY 33 CALM WINDS REPORTED ON AWOS, SKY WAS CLEAR WITH UNLIMITED VISIBILITY. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND WITH A HARD LEFT RUDDER THE PILOT COULD NOT KEEP THE AIRPLANE FROM EXITING THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT. AFTER TRAVELING OFF THE RUNWAY THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP NEXT TO RUNWAY. A FLAT RIGHT MAIN GEAR TIRE WAS FOUND AND RUBBER MARKS FROM THE POINT OF TOUCH DOWN TO WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY INDICATED THE RIGHT TIRE WAS FLAT ON TOUCHDOWN. THE RUBBER MARKS WERE WIDER THAN NORMAL TIRE SKID MARKS, ANOTHER INDICATION THE RIGHT TIRE WAS FLAT. NO INJURIES AND NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO AIRPLANE. THIS WAS THE SECOND LANDING WITHIN 2 HOURS.