# Accident 20230704011909A: Piper PA-46-600TP, Brookshire, TX, July 4, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2023, 19:15 local time
- Place: Brookshire, TX
- Airport: Houston Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8041° N, 95.8980° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8041&lon=-95.8980&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600BJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N600BJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-600TP (registry code 7104650, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-600tp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A (registry code 52268, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-600TP
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-42A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,640 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230704011909A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATEMENT: AFTER I WAS CLEARED FOR THE APPROACH, I LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND THE FIRST SETTING FOR THE FLAPS PRIOR TO ENTERING LEFT BASE AND I PUT THE LANDING LIGHT ON WHEN CLEARED TO LAND BY THE TOWER. I LOWERED LANDING FLAPS MIDWAY ON BASE AND WAS FULLY CONFIGURED BEFORE TURNING FINAL. I HAD BOTH THE GLIDESLOPE AND PAPI GUIDING ME TO TOUCH DOWN. I CROSSED THE THRESHOLD SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 80-85 KNOTS VERY STABILIZED AND TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY. WHEN I LOWERED THE NOSE, THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT. I LIGHTLY PRESSED THE RIGHT RUDDER TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. AS I CONTINUED THE ROLLOUT THE RUDDER PEDALS FELT VERY UNUSUAL AND THE RUDDER WAS NOT RESPONDING TO MY INPUTS. JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING THE RUNWAY RIGHT EDGE, THE RUDDER BECAME MORE RESPONSIVE, BUT NOT IN TIME TO PREVENT THE RIGHT MAIN FROM DROPPING OFF THE RUNWAY. TRYING TO GET THE RIGHT WHEEL BACK ON THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT RUDDER TOOK EFFECT, AND THE WHEEL RETURNED TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE. HOWEVER, I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT STABILIZED ON THE CENTERLINE, AND IT CROSSED TO THE LEFT SIDE. THE LEFT WHEEL DROPPED OFF THE EDGE, AND THE AIRCRAFT DID A SLOW 180, SETTLING IN THE MUD. I SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN AND HAD TO ASSIST WITH OPENING THE LOWER DOOR AS IT WAS STUCK IN THE MUD. EVERYONE EXITED SAFELY AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

ANALYSIS: AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED POST-ACCIDENT AND NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WERE NOTED AT THE TIME OF THE INVESTIGATION THAT MAY HAVE CAUSE THE PILOT TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE  NAVIGATION LOG INDICATED A NORMAL APPROACH TO LANDING WITH AIRSPEED WITHIN AFM SPECIFICATIONS. PILOT HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 50 HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL WITH ABOUT 25 HOURS PIC TIME.

CONCLUSION:  AT THIS TIME, THERE ARE NO FACTS INDICATING THE CAUSE FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP DURING LANDING ROLLOUT.

THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED IF MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 CEN23LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA282), Jul 5, 2023: Piper PA-46-600TP (N600BJ), Brookshire, TX, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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