# Accident 20000624008149A: Piper PA30, Key West, FL, June 24, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2000, 11:01 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Key West International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5498° N, 81.7804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5498&lon=-81.7804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8629Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8629Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000624008149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE ONBOARD A/C APPROX. 14 MILES NORTH OF THE KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. HE ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET IT TO LOCK INTO 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 ATL00LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA073), Jun 24, 2000: Piper PA-30 (N8629Y), Key West, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A landing gear collapse resulting from the pilot's unsuccessful attempt to complete the manual gear extension due to physical strength overload. A factor was the complete electrical system failure…

## Other reports on N8629Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19900802049039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900802049039I), Aug 2, 1990: Piper PA30 (N8629Y), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Right engine fire on landing rollout. Closed fuel selector and fire quit. Fuel pump was leaking.

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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