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A PA46 private pilot loses control of his aircraft during a normal landing when the engine mount fails at jan, ms.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 526730 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jan.airport |
| State Reference | MS |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d01.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | PA-46 Malibu |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 526730 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical excursion : runway other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Normal, stable approach on visual approach to runway 35R, normal landing in calm winds, mains touched down normally, then nose gear. First 5 seconds or so after nose gear touched down normal, then aircraft veered suddenly and sharply to the left, I reduced power, tried differential braking, but to no avail. Shortly after veering to the left, the nose gear collapsed, and the aircraft slid off the runway into the grass. I shut off fuel and all electrical, and evacuate/evacuationed with my wife to a safe distance from the aircraft. No injuries, FAA characterized this as an incident (not an accident). Preliminary evidence suggests the engine mount cracked.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA46 PVT PLT LOSES CTL OF HIS ACFT DURING A NORMAL LNDG WHEN THE ENG MOUNT FAILS AT JAN, MS.
Narrative: NORMAL, STABLE APCH ON VISUAL APCH TO RWY 35R, NORMAL LNDG IN CALM WINDS, MAINS TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY, THEN NOSE GEAR. FIRST 5 SECONDS OR SO AFTER NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN NORMAL, THEN ACFT VEERED SUDDENLY AND SHARPLY TO THE L, I REDUCED PWR, TRIED DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING, BUT TO NO AVAIL. SHORTLY AFTER VEERING TO THE L, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE ACFT SLID OFF THE RWY INTO THE GRASS. I SHUT OFF FUEL AND ALL ELECTRICAL, AND EVACED WITH MY WIFE TO A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE ACFT. NO INJURIES, FAA CHARACTERIZED THIS AS AN INCIDENT (NOT AN ACCIDENT). PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THE ENG MOUNT CRACKED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.