# Accident 20150701014219A: Piper PA-24-250, Quinlin, TX, July 1, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2015, 13:20 local time
- Place: Quinlin, TX
- Airport: Rocking M
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9481° N, 96.0928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9481&lon=-96.0928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6168P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6168P-2018-09-13) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,005 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150701014219A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 1, 2015, ABOUT 1320 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-24-250, N6168P, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 18 AT AT ROCKIN M AIRPORT (T14), QUINLAN, TEXAS AND IMPACTED A FIELD. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES AND POST-CRASH FIRE. BOTH PRIVATE-RATED PILOTS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE WAS ABOUT 0.32 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE RUNWAY CENTER AND ORIENTED ON A WEST-SOUTHWEST AIRPLANE TAIL TO NOSE HEADING. THE AIRPLANE WAS UPRIGHT AND EXHIBITED CRUSHING ALONG THE WING LEADING EDGES AND AIRPLANE NOSE. THE LANDING GEAR JACK SCREW EXTENSION EQUATED TO A FULLY EXTENDED LANDING GEAR, AND THE COCKPIT FLAP CONTROL HANDLE WAS IN THE FLAPS FULLY EXTENDED 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 CEN15FA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA287), Jul 1, 2015: Piper PA 24-250 (N6168P), Quinlan, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane following a loss of engine power during initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in the wing's critical angle-of-attack being exceeded and a…

## Other reports on N6168P (2)

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

- [Incident 19991222045249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991222045249I), Dec 22, 1999: Piper PA24250 (N6168P), Mesquite, TX, Minor damage. (-23)Left landing gear (main) collapsed on landing at Mesquite, TX minor damage to aircraft, no injuries. Upon investigation it was determined the left lg…
- [Incident 19861107073379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861107073379I), Nov 7, 1986: Piper PA24250 (N6168P), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Landed long and fast and ran off the end of the runway striking a sign.

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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