# Accident 20240228002859A: Piper PA46-500TP, Albuquerque, NM, February 28, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2024, 14:58 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque International Sunport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0391° N, 106.6098° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0391&lon=-106.6098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26DR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA46-500TP (registry code 7104622, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa46-500tp) (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 PA46-500TP
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-42A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 990 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240228002859A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 28, 2024, AT 14:58 MST, A PIPER PA46, LANDED AT KABQ RUNWAY 3, BLEW A TIRE, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE CONTROL AND VEER TO THE RIGHT, AND HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND ALERION.

THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE BLEW ON LANDING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT CAUSING DAMAGE THE ALERION.

## 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 WPR24LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA100), Feb 28, 2024: Piper PA46-500TP (N26DR), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control during landing due to a flat tire. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to replace the worn tire in a timely manner.

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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