# Accident 20220114000629A: Piper PA 46-350P, Carrizo Springs, TX, January 14, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2022, 15:30 local time
- Place: Carrizo Springs, TX
- Airport: Dimmit Co. Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4430° N, 99.8992° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4430&lon=-99.8992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N646CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N646CA-2023-12-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 584 total, 80 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220114000629A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY GUSTY CROSSWIND.  AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, SKIDDED AND DEPARTED MID FIELD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  RIGHT MAIN BROKE AT THE OLEO STRUT AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. NOSE WHEEL BENT BUT REMAINED ATTACHED WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN22LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA105), Jan 14, 2022: Piper PA 46-350P (N646CA), Carrizo Springs, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing with a gusting crosswind that resulted in a runway excursion.

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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