# Accident 20201230021989A: Piper Aircraft Inc PA46R-350T, York, PA, December 30, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2020, 16:00 local time
- Place: York, PA
- Airport: York
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9170° N, 76.8730° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9170&lon=-76.8730&mi=10
- Aircraft: N463ST (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA46R-350T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201230021989A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLLOUT NOSE GEAR OF AIRCRAFT COLLAPSED. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LOWER COWLINGS, AND FIREWALL.

## 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 ERA21LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA238), Dec 30, 2020: Piper PA46R-350T (N463ST), York, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An improper weld repair of the engine mount, which resulted in a fatigue failure of the mount and subsequent nose landing gear collapse. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s…

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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