# Accident 20200615012539A: Piper PA-46-600TP, Williston, FL, June 15, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2020, 13:00 local time
- Place: Williston, FL
- Airport: Williston Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3556° N, 82.4719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3556&lon=-82.4719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117PR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117PR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-600TP (registry code 7104650, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-600tp) (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 PA-46-600TP
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-42A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 54 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200615012539A

## Narrative

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

ON 15-JUNE-2020, N117PR, A 2019 PIPER PA-46-600TP, S/N 4698117 LANDED ON RWY 05 AT X60 (WILLISTON MUNICIPAL).  AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND UPON ENTERING THE GRASS FIELD THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND, TWO POB AND NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA20LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA230), Jun 15, 2020: Piper PA46 (N117PR), Williston, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion 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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