Piper PA-46/Jetprop accident near Tampa, Florida, January 20, 2006
On January 20, 2006 at about 6:30 pm local time, a Piper PA-46/Jetprop, registered N122SR, was substantially damaged in an accident near Tampa, Florida. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's improper flare.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 20, 2006 · about 6:30 pm local time
- Place
- Tampa, Florida · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-46/Jetprop · all PA-46/Jetprops on the register
- Registration
- N122SR · registry record · serial 4622102
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot stated that he made a 45-degree entry to the traffic pattern on downwind, and the Mode S Traffic Alert & Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) indicated several other traffic in the area. In addition, he said he also received an audible "traffic traffic" warning, so he increased his scan, fearing that there was another airplane in the traffic pattern, possibly above or below him. He said that as a result of this he made a hard landing. When the airplane impacted the runway he said that the right tire was damaged, and the airplane swerved to the right, across the grass, onto an adjacent taxiway.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 8,795 hours in all; 3,481 in this make and model; 200 in the last 90 days; 51 in the last 30 days; 8,658 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: April 1, 2005
- Medical certificate: Class 3
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,298 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 1, 2006
- Maximum gross weight: 4,300 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney -34 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: M02 Dickson FL at 5:01 am
- Destination: VDF Tampa FL
- Flight plan: IFR
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 320° at 11 knots, gusting 15
- Sky: scat at 3,100 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.20 inHg
- Observation at 5:53 pm from TPA
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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