NONE · PIPER PA-46-350P · 2012-07-06 · Auburn, AL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA12LA441
Event ID
20120711X40806
Type
Accident
Date
2012-07-06
Location
Auburn, AL, USA
Coordinates
32.615276, -85.433891
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-46-350P
Registration
N4133G
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The airplane owner’s failure to have maintenance personnel comply with an aircraft manufacturer's service bulletin to require engine mount inspections for fatigue cracks, which resulted in an undetected fatigue crack, the engine mount failing, and the nose landing gear collapsing during landing.