20231210018109A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA46-500TP · Ann Arbor, MI · December 10, 2023

Date: December 10, 2023 · 16:15 local
Place: Ann Arbor, MI
Airport: Ann Arbor Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N90ZZ
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN24LA058
Reported as: Piper PA46-500TP
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,305 total219 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N90ZZRegistered now · Piper PA46-500TPS/N 4697223 · Built 2005 Airframe modelPiper PA46-500TP Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Aircraft was on short final on the RNAV 24 into karb. The aircraft had experienced trace to light rime in IMC while on approach. Aircraft stalled on short final approximately 50-100' above runway elevation, touching down approximately 150' from the threshold of runway 24. The aircraft bounced, briefly airborne again before touching down near the 1000' markers. Following the bounce, the left main gear sheared from the aircraft. After touchdown the airplane pulled to the left, approximately 500' past the 1000' markers, then spun in the grass about 15-20' off the side of the runway. During the crash sequence the left gear was sheared off and landed on the runway numbers, the right gear was pushed through the wing and punctured the top side of the right wing before collapsing back into the wheel well. The nose gear was snapped forward towards the propeller and all four propeller blades were damaged from ground contact. The right wing was bent.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL ON THE RNAV 24 INTO KARB. THE AIRCRAFT HAD EXPERIENCED TRACE TO LIGHT RIME IN IMC WHILE ON APPROACH. AIRCRAFT STALLED ON SHORT FINAL APPROXIMATELY 50-100' ABOVE RUNWAY ELEVATION, TOUCHING DOWN APPROXIMATELY 150' FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 24. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, BRIEFLY AIRBORNE AGAIN BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN NEAR THE 1000' MARKERS. FOLLOWING THE BOUNCE, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SHEARED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE PULLED TO THE LEFT, APPROXIMATELY 500' PAST THE 1000' MARKERS, THEN SPUN IN THE GRASS ABOUT 15-20' OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE CRASH SEQUENCE THE LEFT GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AND LANDED ON THE RUNWAY NUMBERS, THE RIGHT GEAR WAS PUSHED THROUGH THE WING AND PUNCTURED THE TOP SIDE OF THE RIGHT WING BEFORE COLLAPSING BACK INTO THE WHEEL WELL. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SNAPPED FORWARD TOWARDS THE PROPELLER AND ALL FOUR PROPELLER BLADES WERE DAMAGED FROM GROUND CONTACT. THE RIGHT WING WAS BENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN24LA058Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAnn Arbor, MIThe airplane’s encounter with unexpected wind shear during final approach, which resulted in a hard landing short of the runway.Dec 10, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N90ZZ · 1

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

Incident 20131227024299ILanding: Rollout · Howell, MIAfter landing, aircraft drifted right until right MLG contacted snow bank along edge of runway, pulling aircraft farther into snowbank. Pilot was unable to keep aircraft from departing runway.Dec 27, 2013 · Minor damage