Piper PA-46-500TP N4185L
18 November 2006 · Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 November 2006 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-46-500TP registered N4185L, operated by American Book Company, was involved in an incident near Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Smith Field (SMD)
- Coordinates
- 41.1433, -85.1544
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-46-500TP
- Registration
- N4185L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- American Book Company
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bloomington → Fort Wayne
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CHI07IA067
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The fatigue failure/separation of the engine mount's nose gear actuator attachment foot, and the manufacturer's inadequate engine mount/nose gear actuator attachment design.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot reported that during landing at the conclusion of a personal flight, the airplane turned abruptly to the left and went off the side of the runway. The landing gear encountered muddy terrain, and the nose landing gear collapsed. Inspection of the nose gear support structure by an NTSB materials engineer disclosed that the right nose gear attachment foot had fractured at the right engine support mount due to fatigue failure. The airframe manufacturer had an applicable service bulletin that recommended increased inspection of the failed area because of a history of cracking. The service bulletin had reportedly been complied with about 18 service hours prior to the nose gear failure, but portions of the failed component had not been completely stripped of paint as recommended to check for cracking. The existing service bulletin was superseded with another service bulletin that reduced the inspection intervals. The manufacturer has also developed a replacement part that, when installed, will end the repetitive inspection requirement of the failed component. Additionally, the old-style component is no longer available as a replacement part.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-46 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 2006 | Piper PA-46-350P | Augsburg, Germany | Aircraft Guaranty Title & Trust LLC | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 2006 | Piper PA-46-350P | Concord, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Nov 2006 | Piper PA-46-310P | Chester, Illinois, United States | Robert W. Rollins | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2006 | Piper PA-46-310P | Toluca, Mexico | Unknonw | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 May 2006 | Piper PA-46-350P | Del Norte, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2006 | Piper PA-46/JETPROP | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 2006 | Schweizer 269C | Schererville, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 2006 | Aviat PITTS S-2B | Darmstadt, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2006 | Cessna 172E | Richmond, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2006 | Cessna 150G | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2006 | Cessna 172F | Brookville, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Apr 2006 | Piper PA-28-181 | Logansport, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |