Piper PA-46-310P N383SA
11 October 2007 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 October 2007 at about 20:45 local time, a Piper PA-46-310P registered N383SA was involved in an accident near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dekalb-Peachtree (PDK)
- Coordinates
- 33.8756, -84.3019
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-46-310P
- Registration
- N383SA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Augusta → Atlanta
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA08LA009
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
A misalignment of the nose landing gear wheel assembly during landing for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While landing with an approximate 50-degree crosswind from the left, between 6 to 17 knots, the airplane "...began to pull to the left violently and uncontrollably for no apparent reason," when the nose landing gear contacted the runway. The pilot applied right rudder to correct, but the airplane traveled off the left side of the runway onto the grass, and came to rest upright with the nose landing gear collapsed. Arching skid marks from the nose and right main landing gear tires were noted on the runway; the mark from the nose landing gear tire was significantly darker. Damage to the right side of the nose gear wheel was also noted. The right lug of the nose landing gear trunnion was fractured; however, no preexisting anomalies were noted during metallurgical examination. No discrepancies with the nose landing gear steering system were noted. Mechanical and operational issues (rudder input) can result in the nose gear tire not being aligned with the runway at touchdown. No determination could be made as to why the nose landing gear wheel assembly was not aligned with the runway at touchdown.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-46 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2007 | Piper PA-46-350 | Bergamo, Italy | Claudio Gazzola | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2007 | Piper PA-46 | Fairmont, Canada | RonaldBullen | Fatal | 3 |
| 31 Jan 2007 | Piper PA-46-500TP | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Robert M. Taylor | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 2007 | Piper PA 46-350P | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 2007 | Piper PA-46-310P | Madison, Mississippi, United States | Nick White | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2007 | Piper PA-46-500TP | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2007 | Hiller UH-12A | Bethlehem, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 19 Sep 2007 | Ortiz G/Saint J RV-10 | Hiram, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 2007 | Eurocopter France EC120B | Griffin, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2007 | Bell 206B | Cedartown, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2007 | Boeing 777-232 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Delta Air Lines Inc | Serious injuries | - |