# Incident 20030528021889I: Piper PA32RT300T, Waco, TX, May 28, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2003, 17:53 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5493° N, 97.1467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5493&lon=-97.1467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4432B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4432B-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 250 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030528021889I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 28, 2003, MR. MARK OWEN, OWNER AND PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N4432B, A PA32RT-300T, DEPARTED SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR WACO AIRPORT. MR. OWEN'S AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS AFTER DEPARTURE. MR. OWENS CONTACTED GRAY APPROXAH CONTROL AND NOTIFIED THEM ABOUT HIS PROBLEMS. MR. OWEN SHUT DOWN ALL NON ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT EXCEPT FOR A VHF RADIO. GRAY APPROACH HANDED HIM OVER TO WACO APPROACH. MR. OWEN ADVISED THEM THAT HE WAS LOSING BATTERY POWER QUICKLY. MR. OWEN ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND HIS LANDING GEAR TO NO AVAIL. MR. OWEN ATTEMPTED THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SEVERAL TIMES AT DIFFERENT AIRSPEEDS, HOWEVER, HE COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE GEAR WAS DOWN. WACO TOWER GAVE MR. OWENS LIGHT GUN SIGNALS FOR LANDING (GREEN) AND FOLLOWED WITH A RED LIGHT WHEN THEY NOTICED A NO-GEAR DOWN CONDITION. MR. OWEN DID NOT SEE THE RED LIGHT AS HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL. MR. OWEN LANDED ON RUNWAY 1 AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE AND PROPELLER. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## Other reports on N4432B (1)

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

- [Incident 19980907041019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980907041019I), Sep 7, 1998: Piper PA32RT300T (N4432B), Ardmore, OK, Minor damage. (-5)From: randy l foster to: terence t carr subject: re: incident at adm the aircraft was located on the ramp in front of the control tower. All gear were…

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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