# Accident 20250711009699A: Piper PA 46-350P, Paxinos, PA, July 11, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2025, 16:30 local time
- Place: Paxinos, PA
- Airport: Northumberland County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8374° N, 76.5503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8374&lon=-76.5503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N962WF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N962WF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540 series (registry code 41569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO 540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250711009699A

## Narrative

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

APPROACHING THE AIRPORT FROM THE SOUTH, I ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 26 AND PUT THE GEAR DOWN, AT WHICH TIME I NOTICED 3 GREEN LIGHTS.  THEN I PERFORMED A NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN APPROACH STARTING AT OR NEAR TPA OF 1881 FEET.  AUTOPILOT AND YAW DAMPERS WERE OFF.  ON FINAL, I PUT THE FLAPS FULL DOWN AND CONFIRMED 3 GREEN AND WAS AT NORMAL SPEED ON FINAL OF 80-85 KNOTS. I TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR AND THEN WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, I ATTEMPTED TO USE THE RUDDER PEDALS AS NORMAL TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, BUT I QUICKLY NOTICED THE AIRPLANE WAS PULLING ME OFF THE LEFT AND THE RUDDER PEDALS WERE NOT WORKING.  I THEN REALIZED THE NOSE GEAR HAD COLLAPSED AND THE PROP HAD STRUCK.  I WAS VEERING OFF TO THE LEFT ONTO THE GRASS AND I APPLIED FULL RIGHT PEDAL TO TRY TO CORRECT THIS, BUT THIS DID NOT HELP. THE AIRPLANE HIT A DITCH AND CAME TO A FULL STOP WITH THE ENGINE NOT RUNNING.  THERE WAS NO FIRE AND I WAS UNHARMED.  I SHUT DOWN THE AIRPLANE AND EXITED IT.  THE AIRPLANE WAS IN ONE PIECE, BUT I NOTICED THE PROP, COWLING, NOSE GEAR, LEFT WING AND FLAP WERE BADLY DAMAGED.

## 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 ERA25LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA268), Jul 11, 2025: Piper PA46 (N962WF), Elysburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the engine mount which resulted in a collapse of the nose 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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