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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Wichita, KS · February 2, 2021

Date
February 2, 2021 · 10:30 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Colonel James Jabara
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N896SJ
Reported as
Piper PA 46-350P
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
979 total

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.

Aircraft departed great bend, KS (gbd) enroute to olathe, KS (ojc), the pilot diverted to Wichita, KS (aao) due to weather. Upon landing the the aircraft skidded off runway 18 to the east, the nose landing gear (NLG) collapsed and the aircraft came to rest approximately 100 ft. from the runway. Both main landing gear remained in down and locked position.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GREAT BEND, KS (GBD) ENROUTE TO OLATHE, KS (OJC), THE PILOT DIVERTED TO WICHITA, KS (AAO) DUE TO WEATHER. UPON LANDING THE THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY 18 TO THE EAST, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR (NLG) COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100 FT. FROM THE RUNWAY. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR REMAINED IN DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.