# Accident 20121231028689A: Piper PA-24-250, Mcallen, TX, December 31, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2012, 09:30 local time
- Place: Mcallen, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1722° N, 98.2364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1722&lon=-98.2364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8053P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8053P-2017-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 511 total, 42 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121231028689A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 13 AT MCALLEN, TX (KMFE) AT 0935 LOCAL. PILOT REPORTED APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES LATER THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND REQUESTED TO RETURN FOR LANDING. KMFE TOWER OFFERED RUNWAYS 13 AND 18, HOWEVER THE PILOT REQUESTED RUNWAY 31. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED 160 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 31. THE LANDING GEAR AND FULL FLAPS HAD BEEN EXTENDED. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS RIPPED OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN13LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA118), Dec 31, 2012: Piper PA-24-250 (N8053P), Mc Allen, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

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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