# Incident 19830225009629I: Piper PA24250, Jackson, MS, February 25, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1983, 18:35 local time
- Place: Jackson, MS
- Airport: Hawkins
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3348° N, 90.2225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAWKINS FLD (HKS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3348&lon=-90.2225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6215P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6215P-2007-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 110 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830225009629I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GENERATOR AND ELECTRIC FAILURE AFTER TAKEOFF. BROKE MANUAL GEAR HANDLE TRYING TO USE IT INCORRECTLY. LANDED GEAR UP

## Other reports on N6215P (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940808033209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940808033209I), Aug 8, 1994: Piper PA24250 (N6215P), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Wind shield shattered on climbout pilot dazed. Unable extend gear for landing. Indicates bird strike. Not explained
- [Incident 19920410012009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920410012009I), Apr 10, 1992: Piper PA24250 (N6215P), Columbia, MS, Minor damage. Engine quit on climbout. Made an off field landing in lake Columbia.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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