27.6749° N, 82.3132° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wimauma, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 5, 2017 · 11:30 local
Place
Wimauma, FL
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N46WX
Reported as
Piper PA-46-310P
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,380 total37 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was attempting to take off from private grass field (FD77) on runway 9. The nose wheel entered loose soil on takeoff roll causing the nose gear to collapse and the takeoff to be aborted. The aircraft suffered minor damage and was subsequently towed off of the runway. The pilot was sole occupant and was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM PRIVATE GRASS FIELD (FD77) ON RUNWAY 9. THE NOSE WHEEL ENTERED LOOSE SOIL ON TAKEOFF ROLL CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE TAKEOFF TO BE ABORTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED OFF OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS UNINJURED.