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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Dallas, TX · November 26, 1997

Date: November 26, 1997 · 21:11 local
Place: Dallas, TX
Airport: Addison Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2085M
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360*

N2085MRegistered now · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7870063 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft departed IFR from ADS, ADS tower unable to raise a/c on radio. On cycle of gear up, aircraft experienced total electrical failure. Pilot entered a right down wind pattern. Pilot selected gear down no lights. At touchdown all electrical power returned, nose gear collapsed, followed by mains. Aircraft slid approx 500' to full stop. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED IFR FROM ADS, ADS TOWER UNABLE TO RAISE A/C ON RADIO. ON CYCLE OF GEAR UP, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. PILOT ENTERED A RIGHT DOWN WIND PATTERN. PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN NO LIGHTS. AT TOUCHDOWN ALL ELECTRICAL POWER RETURNED, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, FOLLOWED BY MAINS. AIRCRAFT SLID APPROX 500' TO FULL STOP. NO INJURIES.