- Date
- March 8, 2011, 14:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lausanne, Switzerland
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- N747AWPiper PA46-500TP
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- Swiss Accident Investigation Board SAIB
- Case key
- 84609
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Findings · 1
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On March 8, 2011, at 1430 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA 46-500TP, N747AW, was substantially damaged while landing at the Lausanne-La Blécherette Airport (LSGL), Lausanne, Switzerland. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The two pilots and one passenger were not injured. The flight originated from Dijon (LFSD), Switzerland. The Swiss investigators received reports that after touchdown the airplane departed the runway to the left. The front landing gear collapsed during the runway excursion. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Swiss government or Swiss Accident Investigation Board SAIB. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Swiss Accident Investigation Board SAIB Aéropôle 1, Route de Morens CH-1530 Payerne Switzerland info@sust.admin.ch
Aircraft
- Registration
- N747AW
- Reported as
- Piper PA46-500TP
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4697017
- Engine
- P&W PT6A SER, 750 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Sarl Priv' Air
- Registered owner
- N747aw Corp Trustee
- Departed
- LFSD · Dijon
- Destination
- LSGL · Lausanne
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- LSGL · Lausanne-La Blécherett, runway 18
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 4 knots
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 32 °F