NONE · PIPER PA-46-350P · 2009-08-16 · Sanford, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA09LA471
Event ID
20090821X11124
Type
Accident
Date
2009-08-16
Location
Sanford, FL, USA
Coordinates
28.776666, -81.235275
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-46-350P
Registration
N548C
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The fatigue cracking at the point the nose landing gear actuator attaches to the mount resulting in separation of the actuator and partial collapse of the nose landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the lack of specific inspection guidance for scheduled maintenance to find and/or identify fatigue cracking in the welded actuator attach points of the newly designed mounts.