# Accident 20160714011009A: Piper Aircraft Inc PA46R-350T, Watkins, CO, July 14, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2016, 11:00 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Airport: Front Range
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7842° N, 104.5375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7842&lon=-104.5375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N465BP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N465BP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA46R-350T (registry code 7104610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa46r-350t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A (registry code 41999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ae2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA46R-350T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total, 103 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA378) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160714011009A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/14/2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1154 MDT, N465BP A PIPER MALIBU MATRIX PA-46 AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED AFTER THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON RUNWAY 26 AT FRONT RANGE AIRPORT (FTG), COLORADO.  THE TWO OCCUPANTS ABOARD WERE NOT INJURED.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC).

## 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 GAA16CA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA378), Jul 14, 2016: Piper PA46R (N465BP), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper nose down pitch attitude during touchdown resulting in a propeller strike, hard bounced landing, and nose landing gear collapse.

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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