# Accident 20220201002859A: Piper Aircraft Inc PA 46-350P, Crystal River, FL, February 1, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2022, 12:29 local time
- Place: Crystal River, FL
- Airport: Crystal River-Capt Tom Davis F
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8676° N, 82.5741° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8676&lon=-82.5741&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35CM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35CM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104619, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A (registry code 41999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ae2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 23,019 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220201002859A

## Narrative

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

N35CM LANDED ON GRASS RUNWAY AT KCGC, DURING LANDING ROLL OUT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, ROLLED ANOTHER 20 FT AND CAME TO A STOP. THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD WAS THE PILOT AND HAD NO INJURIES

## 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 ERA22LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA121), Feb 1, 2022: Piper PA 46-350P (N35CM), Crystal River, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Collapse of the nose wheel landing gear assembly due to lateral loads encountered on the turf runway during rollout.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.