# Incident 19980224005609I: Piper PA46350P, Dallas, TX, February 24, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1998, 15:40 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Dallas Love Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8710° N, 96.8801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8710&lon=-96.8801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9254X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980224005609I

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW98LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA139), Feb 24, 1998: Piper PA-46-350P (N9254X), Dallas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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