# Accident 20210417022509A: Piper PA-28R-200, Mckinney, TX, April 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2021, 19:45 local time
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Airport: Mckinney
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1769° N, 96.5877° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1769&lon=-96.5877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2973R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2973R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 -C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 743 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210417022509A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR PILOT (^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) - WE WERE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S, ON 2ND TOUCH AND GO, WHILE ON APPROACH STUDENT PILOT CALLS OUT LOSS OF POWER AND HANDS OVER CONTROLS.  I EVALUATED SITUATION WHILE GIVING FULL THROTTLE, NO RESPONSE, CALLED MAYDAY, MAYDAY, SPOTTED OPEN AREA WITH NO TREES, LANDED IN FIELD, LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT.  CALLED IN LANDING COORDINATES TO TOWER.  PARAMEDICS/FIRE DEPARTMENT HELP US OUT OF PLANE, AND DROVE TO ME AND STUDENT PILOT (^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) TO HOSPITAL, WE SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES/BAGGED UP.  NO LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

## 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 CEN21LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA193), Apr 18, 2021: Piper PA28R (N2973R), McKinney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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