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February 11, 2014 · Piper PA 46-350P · N350AR

Marion, IA

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
February 11, 2014
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (2 uninjured)
Location
Marion, IA
Aircraft
Piper PA 46-350P (1990)
Tail Number
N350AR
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
CEN14LA138

The pilot stated that, after the nosewheel touched down during landing, he applied the right rudder and brake but that he was unable to keep the airplane from veering left into a 2-foot-high snow bank several feet off the runway. Runway witness marks showed that the right landing gear wheel touched down in snow and gravel off the right side of the runway's hard surface and that the left landing gear wheel touched down on the runway's hard surface. Both wheels then skidded left and off the runway. Examinations revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot’s failure to attain a touchdown on the runway’s hard surface, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

Full Narrative

On February 10, 2014, at 1630 central standard time, a Piper PA 46-350P, N350AR, veered off the runway and impacted a snow bank during landing at Marion Airport (C17), Marion, Iowa. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. The airplane was registered to Adobe Construction Inc. and operated by the pilot under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight was operating on an instrument rules flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight originated from Page Field Airport (FMY), Fort Myers, Florida and was destined to C17. The pilot stated that he flew a 3-mile final visual approach to runway 35 (3,775 x 100 feet, asphalt/turf), which was "mostly fry with patchy compacted snow." When the nose wheel touched down during landing, there was a "violent pulling" to the left. The pilot applied right rudder/right brake but was unable to keep the airplane from veering left and into a 2-foot high snow bank that was located several feet off the runway. Photos of runway 35 showed that a mark consistent with a path made by a landing gear wheel traversed off the right side of the runway's asphalt surface and through a snow-covered gravel edge. This mark within the snow was paralleled by a skid mark on the asphalt surface. Both marks then curved as skid marks off the left side of the runway and into a snow bank where the airplane rested with a collapsed nose wheel landing gear. Fractured pieces from the nose landing gear actuator attachment area of the engine mount were optically examined in the National Transportation Safety Board Materials Laboratory. The examinations revealed features and deformation pattern on the multiple fractures that were consistent with overstress separations. No indications of pre-existing cracking or corrosion were observed.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time16:00 CST
Nearest AirportMarion Airport (0nm)
Runway35
Runway Length3775 ft
Runway Width100 ft
Flight Plan FiledIFR
Flight Plan ActivatedYes
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftPiper PA 46-350P
Tail NumberN350AR
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · TIO-540-AE2A · Reciprocating · 350
Seats6

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (2 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured2
Total2
Crew 1Age 54 · Third Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDusk
Wind280° @ 9 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C / -9 C
Altimeter30.43 inHg
Observation Time20:52
Weather SourceWFAC

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