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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA46350P · Dallas, TX · February 24, 1998

Date: February 24, 1998 · 15:40 local
Place: Dallas, TX
Airport: Dallas Love Field
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9254X
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW98LA139
Reported as: Piper PA46350P
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total5 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: on down wind leg for a landing at Dallas Love Field, the pilot lost all electrical power. Emergency extension of the landing gear was accomplished. The pilot stated that he was not sure about the landing gear position for he had no position lights due to electrical failure. The tower gave the pilot a green and he landed on 13L and the nose gear collapsed damaging the nose gear door and propeller. A follow-up inspection will be completed to determine nose gear failure to lock in the down position.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON DOWN WIND LEG FOR A LANDING AT DALLAS LOVE FIELD, THE PILOT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. EMERGENCY EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT SURE ABOUT THE LANDING GEAR POSITION FOR HE HAD NO POSITION LIGHTS DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE TOWER GAVE THE PILOT A GREEN AND HE LANDED ON 13L AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR DOOR AND PROPELLER. A FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION WILL BE COMPLETED TO DETERMINE NOSE GEAR FAILURE TO LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW98LA139Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDallas, TXThe nose gear collapsed for an undetermined reason. A factor was the total electrical failure due to the separation of the alternator output lugs resulting from inadequate maintenance.Feb 24, 1998 · Substantial damage