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FAA incident report · Piper PA46-500TP · Titusville, FL · February 28, 2017

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Date
February 28, 2017 · 15:30 local
Place
Titusville, FL
Airport
Titusville
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N40MA
Reported as
Piper PA46-500TP
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,809 total
N40MARegistered now · Piper PA46-500TPS/N 4697354 · Built 2008Airframe modelPiper PA46-500TPEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42ATurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot in command (PIC) described the approach and touch-down as un-eventful; the PIC was cleared for landing by tix tower on runway 9. The PIC stated that the right main touched down first (due to 9K wind from 110°) then the left main and then nose. The pilot stated that he thinks as soon as all three wheels made contact with the runway the aircraft began to immediately drift to the left. The pilot stated that he placed the propeller in beta mode and felt that if he applied too much right brake to keep the aircraft on the runway that the aircraft would spin violently and possibly collapse the left main gear. The pilot decided to "ride" the aircraft off the left side of runway 9. Once the aircraft departed the runway the nose gear collapsed and the prop hit the ground. I asked if the propeller made any contact with the runway, the pilot replied it did not, this was supported by statement from tix airport authority debbie marino. The pilot stated he felt that the aircraft landed with a flat left main tire causing loss of directional control. The pilot stated that the left main tire was changed on 12/5/2016 at aircraft hobbs time of 1252.5. The tube was not replaced; old tube was kept in service. The PIC determined that the left tire had 26 landings prior to this incident.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) DESCRIBED THE APPROACH AND TOUCH-DOWN AS UN-EVENTFUL; THE PIC WAS CLEARED FOR LANDING BY TIX TOWER ON RUNWAY 9. THE PIC STATED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN TOUCHED DOWN FIRST (DUE TO 9K WIND FROM 110°) THEN THE LEFT MAIN AND THEN NOSE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THINKS AS SOON AS ALL THREE WHEELS MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO IMMEDIATELY DRIFT TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PLACED THE PROPELLER IN BETA MODE AND FELT THAT IF HE APPLIED TOO MUCH RIGHT BRAKE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD SPIN VIOLENTLY AND POSSIBLY COLLAPSE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE PILOT DECIDED TO "RIDE" THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 9. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROP HIT THE GROUND. I ASKED IF THE PROPELLER MADE ANY CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT REPLIED IT DID NOT, THIS WAS SUPPORTED BY STATEMENT FROM TIX AIRPORT AUTHORITY DEBBIE MARINO. THE PILOT STATED HE FELT THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH A FLAT LEFT MAIN TIRE CAUSING LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LEFT MAIN TIRE WAS CHANGED ON 12/5/2016 AT AIRCRAFT HOBBS TIME OF 1252.5. THE TUBE WAS NOT REPLACED; OLD TUBE WAS KEPT IN SERVICE. THE PIC DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT TIRE HAD 26 LANDINGS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.