# NTSB CEN23LA137: Piper PA-46-600TP, N131HL, Thedford, NE, March 4, 2023

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: March 4, 2023, 14:37 local (20:37 UTC)
- Place: Thedford, NE
- Coordinates: 41.962873, -100.57073 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9629&lon=-100.5707&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: Piper Aircraft, FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 106898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN23LA137
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106898/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA137

## Preliminary report

On March 4, 2023, about 1437 central standard time, a Piper PA46-600TP, N131HL, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Thedford, Nebraska. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. The airplane was being operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that during landing, when the nose wheel made contact with the runway, the airplane began to veer right. He attempted to use left rudder and brake to keep the airplane on the runway, but as the airspeed decreased, directional control became harder to maintain and the airplane subsequently departed the right side of the runway. During the runway excursion, the airplane impacted a runway light, spun left and the landing gear collapsed. During a postaccident examination, it was determined that the airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. A detailed examination is pending.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-46-600TP, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7104650), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N131HL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N131HL), registered now, S/N 4698131 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-46-600TP
- Registry model: [Piper PA-46-600TP](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-600tp) (registry code 7104652) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 4698131
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Midwest Partitions Flight Services LLC
- Registered owner: Midwest Partitions Flight Services LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: TIF, Thomas County, runway 29
- Equipment: Data recorder, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter: 29.98 inHg
- Observed at: KTIF
- METAR: KTIF 042035Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 06/M07 A2998 RMK AO2 T00591070

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20230304002049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230304002049A), Mar 4, 2023: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-46-600TP, Thedford, NE, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Is a Piper PA46-600TP, with a retractable tricycle landing gear, single engine turboprop. While landing on runway 29 of Thomas County…

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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