# Accident 20210228001769A: Piper PA 46-350P, Aspen, CO, February 28, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2021, 11:13 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co/Sardy Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2251° N, 106.8694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2251&lon=-106.8694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6962S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6962S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540 series (registry code 41569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO 540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 246 total, 55 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210228001769A

## Narrative

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

DURING ROLLOUT FOLLOWING A NORMAL LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT. PILOT CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKING. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF OF THE RUNWAY BRIEFLY, SKIDDED ON SOME PACKED SNOW AND THEN CAME BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 CEN21LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA186), Feb 28, 2021: Piper PA 46-350P (N6962S), Aspen, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control on landing.

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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