# NTSB CEN23LA282: Piper PA-46-600TP, N600BJ, Brookshire, TX, July 5, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report - Date: July 4, 2023, 19:11 local (Jul 5, 2023, 00:11 UTC) - Place: Brookshire, TX - Coordinates: 29.804053, -95.898034 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8041&lon=-95.8980&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Investigation ongoing - Investigation class: Class 3 - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 192549 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN23LA282 - NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/192549/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA282 ## Preliminary report On July 4, 2023, about 1911 central daylight time, a Piper PA-46-600TP airplane, N600BJ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Houston Executive Airport, (TME), Brookshire, Texas. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that during the final approach, the airplane crossed over the runway threshold about 80 to 85 kts and touched down normally. As the nose landing gear came down, the airplane pulled to the left, so he applied right rudder to straighten it out, then the airplane suddenly veered hard to the right. The airplane did not respond to rudder pedal inputs as expected. As the airplane neared the right side of the runway, the rudder became more responsive, but the right landing gear continued into the grass. The pilot applied left rudder and turned hard to the left, crossed the runway, and exited the left side into the grass. The airplane rotated 180° from the landing direction and came to rest in the mud. The pilot and passenger exited the airplane without further incident. The black tire marks on the runway were traced back from the airplane’s final resting location, and the tire marks from the accident landing were identified. The sequence of events as indicated by the pilot matched the tires marks on the runway. The main landing gear tire marks had the tired tread pattern evident through the veer to the right. The right gear and nose gear tracks departed the right side of the runway before reentering the runway. After the airplane re-entered the runway, all three tire tracks were solid. During the veer to the left the black marks were moderate to extreme and were intermittent in a few places. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the right and left gear wheels fractured from the airplane where the fork attached to the oleo strut tube. The right wing was bent upward about midspan. There was buckling damage to the lower right fuselage just aft of the wing. The nose gear remained intact and there were no anomalies noted with the gear or the steering system. There was a small impact mark on the aft face of the left side of the steering arm consistent with contacting the stop on the engine mount. The gap between the steering arm and the left and right rollers was measured in accordance with the service letter. On both sides, a 0.015” feeler gage was inserted with a little resistance. The nose gear strut had 1 1/6” of chrome visible. An Appareo Stratus 2S portable automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) receiver and a multi-function display SD card were retained for data extraction and analysis. ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-46-600TP, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7104650), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N600BJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N600BJ), registered now, S/N 4698007, built 2016 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-600TP - Registry model: [Piper PA-46-600TP](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-600tp) (registry code 7104650) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-42a) (registry code 52268, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 4698007 - Year built: 2016 - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Dream Sky LLC - Registered owner: Dream Sky LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: T82, Fredericksburg, TX - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: TME, Houston Executive Airport, runway 36, 6,610 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Onboard weather, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Electronic primary flight display, Auto-pilot, Electronic multifunction display ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 77 °F - Altimeter: 29.96 inHg - Observed at: KTME - METAR: KTME 050015Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A2996 RMK AO2 ## 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 20230704011909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230704011909A), Jul 4, 2023: Piper PA-46-600TP, Brookshire, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot statement: after I was cleared for the approach, I lowered the landing gear and the first setting for the flaps prior to entering left base and I put the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.