# Incident 20230318021049I: Piper PA 46-350P, Frederick, MD, March 18, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2023, 16:05 local time
- Place: Frederick, MD
- Airport: Frederick Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4170° N, 77.3747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FREDERICK MUNI (FDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4170&lon=-77.3747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N530DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N530DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104627, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A (registry code 40999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ae2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,456 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230318021049I

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT REPORT THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY LANDED NORMALLY BUT TURNED HARD TO THE RIGHT, UNCONTROLLABLY, WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED. IN THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING A PIPER ENGINEER ON SITE, THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF PRE-COLLAPSE DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR.

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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