Piper PA46 500TP N403KC

Summary

On 23 January 2014 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA46 500TP registered N403KC, operated by Wendell Holland, was involved in an accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 January 2014 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport (KRVS)

Coordinates

36.0394, -95.9844

Aircraft

Piper PA46 500TP

Registration

N403KC

Category

Airplane

Year built

2009

Engines

1

Operator

Wendell Holland

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Denver → Tulsa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14CA119

Nobody was injured.

The loss of directional control while landing due to the failure of the inner tube in the left tire.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he "landed very smoothly" on runway 19R. During the landing roll the airplane began to pull "very hard to the left." The pilot applied right rudder; however, the airplane continued off of the runway, hit soft dirt, and stopped abruptly. An examination of the airplane revealed that the nose landing gear had collapsed and the left main landing gear tire was flat. Further examination revealed substantial damage to the engine mount, nose trunion, and firewall. The tube in the left main landing gear tire had failed. No other anomalies were reported by the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.