# NTSB Accident CEN12LA339
> **PIPER PA-32-260** · 2012-05-12 · Applegate, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN12LA339
- **Event ID:** 20120605X52428
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-05-12
- **Location:** Applegate, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.351943, -82.558334
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-260
- **Registration:** N4727S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to attempt to take off from an unimproved field, which resulted in a collapsed nose landing gear.

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