# Incident 20170228001459I: Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP, Titusville, FL, February 28, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2017, 15:30 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Titusville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5729° N, 80.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5729&lon=-80.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA46-500TP (registry code 7104623, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa46-500tp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A (registry code 52268, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA46-500TP
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-42A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,809 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170228001459I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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