# Accident 20130123002029A: Piper PA-24-250, Mckinney, TX, January 23, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 2013, 12:57 local time
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1778° N, 96.5889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1778&lon=-96.5889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6195P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,877 total, 100 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130123002029A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN13LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA141), Jan 23, 2013: Piper PA-24-250 (N6195P), McKinney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Collapse 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…

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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