What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 03/20/2016, aircraft N975MA, Piper pa 46-350P lost control while on approach touchdown at Pflugerville, TX (kedc). Pilot was 20 miles out and announced his arrival for right base 31 full stop. The aircraft encountered a hard landing and veered to the left of the runway, pilot attempted to recover by getting back on the runway causing the nose gear to collapse and damage the left main landing gear, left outboard wing, propeller and two airport runway lights. There were no injuries. Pilot has over 700 hours experience piloting the PA-46 malibu that was involved in the accident. Aircraft is maintained by the flightline group in Florida and sb 1103F (engine mount) has been recently accomplished. Aircraft was shutdown, pilot requested aircraft to be moved to safe area.
As the FAA filed it
ON 03/20/2016, AIRCRAFT N975MA, PIPER PA 46-350P LOST CONTROL WHILE ON APPROACH TOUCHDOWN AT PFLUGERVILLE, TX (KEDC). PILOT WAS 20 MILES OUT AND ANNOUNCED HIS ARRIVAL FOR RIGHT BASE 31 FULL STOP. THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A HARD LANDING AND VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER BY GETTING BACK ON THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND DAMAGE THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, LEFT OUTBOARD WING, PROPELLER AND TWO AIRPORT RUNWAY LIGHTS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. PILOT HAS OVER 700 HOURS EXPERIENCE PILOTING THE PA-46 MALIBU THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT. AIRCRAFT IS MAINTAINED BY THE FLIGHTLINE GROUP IN FLORIDA AND SB 1103F (ENGINE MOUNT) HAS BEEN RECENTLY ACCOMPLISHED. AIRCRAFT WAS SHUTDOWN, PILOT REQUESTED AIRCRAFT TO BE MOVED TO SAFE AREA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.