# NTSB CEN11WA691: Piper PA46-500TP, N747AW, Lausanne, Switzerland, March 8, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 8, 2011, 14:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Lausanne, Switzerland
- Location: 46.5451° N, 6.6166° E: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Lausanne la Blécherette Airport (LSGL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5451&lon=6.6166&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Swiss Accident Investigation Board SAIB
- NTSB case key (mKey): 84609
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11WA691
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84609/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11WA691

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Other authority investigated (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46-500TP
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 4697017
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; injuries: none; 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

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.

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