# Incident 19971124046349I: Piper PA24250, San Marcos, TX, November 24, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: San Marcos, TX
- Airport: San Marcos Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8927° N, 97.8630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN MARCOS RGNL (HYI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8927&lon=-97.8630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8277P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8277P-2019-07-25) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 317 total, 5 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971124046349I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 12, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HRS., A PIPER, PA 24-250, REGISTRATION N8277P, OWNED AND OPERATED BY MR. CHARLES E. SOECHTING SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCH DOWN AT THE SAN MARCOS, TX AIRPORT. THERE WERE NO FIRE OR PERSONAL INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THE LANDING GEAR FAILURE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME. THE OWNER OF N8277P INFORMED THIS OFFICE ON 12/09/97 THAT THE CAUSE OF THE LANDING GEAR FAILURE WAS A FAILED GEAR DRIVE MOTOR, PREVENTING THE GEAR FROM GOING INTO A FULLY LOCKED POSITION.  THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N8277P (3)

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

- [Accident 20161016016739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161016016739A), Oct 16, 2016: Piper PA-24-250 (N8277P), Wagoner, OK, Substantial damage. The subject aircraft/owner was attempting a landing on runway 18 at the Hefner-Easley Airport. Two witnesses reported that upon hearing the radio call on…
- [Incident 20100902045269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100902045269I), Sep 2, 2010: Piper PA-24-250 (N8277P), Muskogee, OK, Minor damage. Pilot indicated that he failed to lower gear prior to landing.
- [Incident 20030202006439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030202006439I), Feb 2, 2003: Piper PA24250 (N8277P), Muskogee, OK, Minor damage. (-23) 02/02/2003 About 1700. The pilot stated that upon landing at Muskogee airport on runway 13, the nose gear steering was not effective. The aircraft was…

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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