20130123002029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Mckinney, TX · January 23, 2013

Date: January 23, 2013 · 12:57 local
Place: Mckinney, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6195P
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13LA141
Reported as: Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,877 total100 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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In flight attempted to radio tki tower and was unable to. Worked the radios for a brief time when the digital engine gauge went out. At that time discovered that electrical power had fauiled completely. Gear was lowered but could not determine if was down and locked. Lifted emergency handle but there was no inertia with the dropping of the gear. Pilot and owner looked in the tip tank mirrors and believed that the gear were down. Upon landing the gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

IN FLIGHT ATTEMPTED TO RADIO TKI TOWER AND WAS UNABLE TO. WORKED THE RADIOS FOR A BRIEF TIME WHEN THE DIGITAL ENGINE GAUGE WENT OUT. AT THAT TIME DISCOVERED THAT ELECTRICAL POWER HAD FAUILED COMPLETELY. GEAR WAS LOWERED BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE IF WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. LIFTED EMERGENCY HANDLE BUT THERE WAS NO INERTIA WITH THE DROPPING OF THE GEAR. PILOT AND OWNER LOOKED IN THE TIP TANK MIRRORS AND BELIEVED THAT THE GEAR WERE DOWN. UPON LANDING THE GEAR COLLAPSED.

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 CEN13LA141Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcKinney, TXCollapse of the landing gear for reasons that could not be determined because visual examination did not reveal any mechanical malfunction or failure that would have prevented the gear from locking in the extended position and postaccident damage precluded…Jan 23, 2013 · Substantial damage