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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Amarillo, TX · January 6, 2025

Date: January 6, 2025 · 18:40 local
Place: Amarillo, TX
Airport: Rick Husband Amarillo Internat
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N254HT
Reported as: Piper PA 46-350P
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,945 total

N254HTRegistered now · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4622127 · Built 1993 Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350P Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On January 6, 2025, at 1840 CDT, a Piper PA-46, registered to a private individual. Departed the pave surface during landing due to nose landing gear collapse at Rick Husband international airport (ama) in Amarillo TX. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the nose gear area and propeller. The certificated pilot sustained no injuries. The flight originated from mc gregor executive airport (pwg) waco, Texas, on January 6, 2025, at 1630 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 6, 2025, AT 1840 CDT, A PIPER PA-46, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL. DEPARTED THE PAVE SURFACE DURING LANDING DUE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE AT RICK HUSBAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (AMA) IN AMARILLO TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AREA AND PROPELLER. THE CERTIFICATED PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MC GREGOR EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (PWG) WACO, TEXAS, ON JANUARY 6, 2025, AT 1630 CDT.