# Incident 20260427004809I: Piper PA-46-310P, Prescott, AZ, April 27, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2026, 13:36 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Prescott Regional - Ernest A Love
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6548° N, 112.4192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PRESCOTT RGNL/ERNEST A LOVE FLD (PRC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6548&lon=-112.4192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N904TM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N904TM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-310P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260427004809I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 27, 2026, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED AUSTIN EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KEDC) EN ROUTE TO PRESCOTT REGIONAL AIRPORT (KPRC). SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, THE PILOT REPORTED THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AND MULTIPLE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED WHEN RESET. THE PILOT VERIFIED THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED, ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT, AND MADE AN INTERMEDIATE FUEL STOP AT PECOS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KPEQ). NO MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED PRIOR TO CONTINUING TO KPRC.

DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 21L AT KPRC, THE PILOT REPORTED THE APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN WERE NORMAL UNTIL THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE WHEEL BEGAN OSCILLATING, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 40 KNOTS. DURING THE RUNWAY EXCURSION, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN PROPELLER AND EXHAUST STACK CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.

THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

IT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED WHETHER THE LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION EXPERIENCED EARLIER IN THE FLIGHT CONTRIBUTED TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDING. THE INVESTIGATION REMAINS ONGOING.

## Other reports on N904TM (1)

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

- [Incident 20160919015749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160919015749I), Sep 19, 2016: Piper PA-46-310P (N904TM), Prescott, AZ, No damage. On approach to landing the pilot extended the landing gear but did not get three green gear indicator lights. Pilot requested fly-by of the tower to observe…

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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