The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Renton, Washington
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http://registry.faa.gov/N60PB
Location: Auburn, WA
Accident Number: WPR14LA307
Date & Time: 07/22/2014, 0915 PDT
Registration: N60PB
Aircraft: PIPER PA 46 350P
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Landing gear collapse
Injuries: 4 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal
On July 22, 2014, about 0915 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-46-350 airplane, N60PB, experienced a nose landing gear collapse during the landing roll at Auburn Municipal airport (S50), Auburn, Washington. The private pilot, commercial pilot, and two passengers were not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage. The airplane was registered to Ards Fly LLC and operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal cross-country flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington, at 0900 and was destined for Auburn.
The pilot reported while in the pattern for landing, he accomplished the landing checklist and verified that the landing gear indicator lights were three green. The touchdown was soft and he held the nose gear up as long as possible during the landing roll on the main gear. When the nose gear touched down, the airplane veered sharply to the left. The pilot applied right rudder control and braking action to avoid going off the runway. The nose gear collapsed and the airplane skidded to a stop.
A review of the aircraft maintenance records indicated that the last annual inspection was accomplished on August 20, 2013. On May 29, 2014, the logbook entry indicated that the main landing gear actuator upper attach bolts, and the nose strut steering arm bolts were re-torqued. The next day, the nose landing gear sequence valve was adjusted. The landing gear was swung through several cycles and the operation was checked ok.
On June 5, 2014, Piper Aircraft issued Service Bulletin (SB) No. 1103E, which Piper considered compliance as mandatory to inspect the engine mount for cracks and replace for PA-46-350P and PA-46R-350T airplanes. There was no entry in the logbook to indicate that this Service Bulletin had been complied with. The SB indicated that cracks my develop in the area of the nose gear actuator attach feet on the engine mount. This condition can occur when the nose landing gear is subjected to excessive loads due to hard landings, rough field operations, excessive speed turns, improper towing, or other improper operations.
The airplane was not made available for examination following the accident to determine the reason for the nose landing gear collapse.
The pilot did not complete the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report Form 6120.1.
Pilot Information
Certificate: Private
Age: 44, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine Land
Seat Occupied: Left
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: Unknown
Instrument Rating(s): None
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: Class 3 With Waivers/Limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: 07/17/2009
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 06/21/2014
Flight Time: 1000 hours (Total, all aircraft), 500 hours (Total, this make and model), 30 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft)
Flight Instructor Information
Certificate: Flight Instructor; Commercial
Age: 33, Female
Airplane Rating(s): Multi-engine Land; Single-engine Land; Single-engine Sea
Seat Occupied: Right
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: Unknown
Instrument Rating(s): Airplane
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): Airplane Single-engine; Instrument Airplane
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: Class 2
Last FAA Medical Exam: 05/24/2014
Occupational Pilot:
Last Flight Review or Equivalent:
Flight Time: 4500 hours (Total, all aircraft), 300 hours (Total, this make and model), 50 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft)
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Manufacturer: PIPER
Registration: N60PB
Model/Series: PA 46 350P
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 2004
Amateur Built: No
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal
Serial Number: 4636362
Landing Gear Type: Retractable - Tricycle
Seats:
Date/Type of Last Inspection: 08/20/2013, Annual
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 4299 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 1690 Hours as of last inspection
Engine Manufacturer: LYCOMING
ELT:
Engine Model/Series: TIO 540 AE2A
Registered Owner: On file
Rated Power: 310 hp
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KSEA
Observation Time: 0853 PDT
Distance from Accident Site:
Direction from Accident Site:
Lowest Cloud Condition: Few / 5500 ft agl
Temperature/Dew Point: 15°C / 12°C
Lowest Ceiling: Broken / 9000 ft agl
Visibility: 10 Miles
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 4 knots, 170°
Visibility (RVR):
Altimeter Setting: 30.06 inches Hg
Visibility (RVV):
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Seattle, WA (BFI)
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Destination: Auburn, WA (S50)
Type of Clearance: None
Departure Time: PDT
Type of Airspace:
Airport Information
Airport: Auburn Municipal (S50)
Runway Surface Type: Asphalt
Airport Elevation: 83 ft
Runway Surface Condition: Dry
Runway Used: 16
IFR Approach: None
Runway Length/Width: 3400 ft / 75 ft
VFR Approach/Landing: Full Stop
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 2 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 2 None
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 4 None
Latitude, Longitude: 47.327778, -122.226667 (est)
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