ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292978
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| Date: | Monday 3 October 2005 |
| Time: | 12:05 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N9199P |
| MSN: | 4622107 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3099 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Destin, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chattanooga-Lovell Field, TN (CHA/KCHA) |
| Destin Airport, FL (DSI/KDTS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the landing seemed normal for a few seconds, and then the airplane started to swerve to the right. He tried to compensate with the application of hard left brake and full left aileron, but the airplane continued swerving to the right and departed the runway. The nose gear collapsed, and the airplane then slid approximately 300 feet on the main landing gear and the underside of the cowling before coming to a stop. Examination of the airplane revealed that the engine mount was fractured at the right nose gear actuator attach foot. Rust was visible on the fracture surface, indicating the crack was pre-existing. The crack was in the area that was the subject of a Piper Service Bulletin. The Service Bulletin required operators to inspect the engine mounts for cracks after every 100 hours of flight time, until the engine mount was replaced with a newer model which incorporated one-piece feet at the nose gear actuator attach points. The engine mount installed in the airplane was the original Piper design configuration (two-piece welded foot design). Review of the airplane's maintenance records indicated that the Service Bulletin had not been complied with at the most recent annual inspection conducted 89.1 flight hours prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The inadequate design of the engine mount which led to cracking of the mount resulting in a loss of directional control and collapse of the nose landing gear. A contributing factor was the failure of maintenance personnel to comply with a service bulletin to inspect the engine mount for cracks.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA06LA002
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 14:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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