Piper PA-46-600TP accident near Brookshire, Texas, July 5, 2023
On July 5, 2023, a 2016 Piper PA-46-600TP, registered N600BJ, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Brookshire, Texas (Houston Executive Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 5, 2023
- Place
- Brookshire, Texas · Houston Executive Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-46-600TP, built 2016 · all PA-46-600TPs on the register
- Registration
- N600BJ · registry record · serial 4698007
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On July 4, 2023, about 1911 central daylight time, a Piper PA-46-600TP airplane, N600BJ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Houston Executive Airport, (TME), Brookshire, Texas. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that during the final approach, the airplane crossed over the runway threshold about 80 to 85 kts and touched down normally. As the nose landing gear came down, the airplane pulled to the left, so he applied right rudder to straighten it out, then the airplane suddenly veered hard to the right. The airplane did not respond to rudder pedal inputs as expected. As the airplane neared the right side of the runway, the rudder became more responsive, but the right landing gear continued into the grass. The pilot applied left rudder and turned hard to the left, crossed the runway, and exited the left side into the grass. The airplane rotated 180° from the landing direction and came to rest in the mud. The pilot and passenger exited the airplane without further incident. The black tire marks on the runway were traced back from the airplane’s final resting location, and the tire marks from the accident landing were identified. The sequence of events as indicated by the pilot matched the tires marks on the runway. The main landing gear tire marks had the tired tread pattern evident through the veer to the right. The right gear and nose gear tracks departed the right side of the runway before reentering the runway. After the airplane re-entered the runway, all three tire tracks were solid. During the veer to the left the black marks were moderate to extreme and were intermittent in a few places. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the right and left gear wheels fractured from the airplane where the fork attached to the oleo strut tube. The right wing was bent upward about midspan. There was buckling damage to the lower right fuselage just aft of the wing. The nose gear remained intact and there were no anomalies noted with the gear or the steering system. There was a small impact mark on the aft face of the left side of the steering arm consistent with contacting the stop on the engine mount. The gap between the steering arm and the left and right rollers was measured in accordance with the service letter. On both sides, a 0.015” feeler gage was inserted with a little resistance. The nose gear strut had 1 1/6” of chrome visible. An Appareo Stratus 2S portable automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) receiver and a multi-function display SD card were retained for data extraction and analysis.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll) defining event
The aircraft
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Operator: Dream Sky LLC
The flight
- Departed from: T82 Fredericksburg TX at 11:19 pm
- Runway 36, 6,610 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 110° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 77°F (25°C)
- Altimeter: 29.96 inHg
- Observation at 7:15 pm from KTME
Weather report (METAR): KTME 050015Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A2996 RMK AO2
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN23LA282.