# Accident 20211201020169A: Piper PA-46-310P, Cassville, MO, December 1, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2021, 15:10 local time
- Place: Cassville, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6976° N, 93.8995° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6976&lon=-93.8995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444DT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444DT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-310P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,594 total, 1,133 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211201020169A

## Narrative

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

THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT N444DT, A PA-46 HAD VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 09 AFTER LANDING. THERE WERE VISIBLE TIRE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY FROM THE EXCURSION THAT BEGAN ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 1650 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD.  THE INTERMITTENT TIRE SKID MARKS CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 330 FEET.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS DOWN INTO A DITCH, RESULTING IN A COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, AND A PROP STRIKE.

## 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 CEN22LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA060), Dec 1, 2021: Piper PA-46-310P (N444DT), Cassville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to reinstall the nose landing gear linkage prior to the flight which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N444DT (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030714016709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030714016709I), Jul 14, 2003: Piper PA46310P (N444DT), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On July 14, 2003, Mr. James robel departed brackett airport in Piper PA-46, N444DT, enroute to Torrance airport (toa). He lowered the landing gear handle…
- [Incident 20010104000879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010104000879I), Jan 4, 2001: Piper PA46310P (N444DT), Lake Hughes, CA. (-23) N444DT, a PA-47, was enroute from smf to myf via lhs, SL1 at 17,000 feet. At approx. 2328 UTC when N444DT was approx. 10 miles south of lhs, the pilot…

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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