# Incident 20181230021839I: Piper PA 46-350P, Myf, CA, December 30, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2018, 15:00 local time
- Place: Myf, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8158° N, 117.1394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8158&lon=-117.1394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4161X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181230021839I

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE LANDING WAS SMOOTH AND CENTER LINE. ONCE THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO PULL TO THE LEFT. PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT BUT AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE LEFT. FINALLY THE AIRPLANE WENT INTO A SKID OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE DIRT. THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THERE WAS A PROP STRIKE AND DAMAGE TO THE WINGS. ALL THE PASSENGERS EXITED AND AIRCRAFT WAS SITTING ON ITS BELLY ON THE DIRT.

## 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 WPR19LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA060), Dec 30, 2018: Piper PA46 (N4161X), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of directional control during the landing roll for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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