# Accident 20231211021419A: Piper PA-24-260, Anthony, KS, December 11, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2023, 19:54 local time
- Place: Anthony, KS
- Airport: Anthonny Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1599° N, 98.0795° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1599&lon=-98.0795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8729P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8729P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 11,900 total, 46 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231211021419A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING PHASE, AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY DUE TO LANDING GEAR NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT ATTEMPTED GO AROUND, AIRCRAFT STRUCK ELECTRICAL POWER LINE.  AIRCRAFT SUFFERED ENGINE POWER LOSS.  AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAY IMPACTING SEVERAL HAY BALES.

## 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 CEN24LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA060), Dec 12, 2023: Piper PA-24-260 (N8729P), Anthony, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the airplane’s alternator, which resulted in a loss of electrical power, and the pilot’s failure to use the emergency gear extension procedure during the initial landing approach, which…

## Other reports on N8729P (1)

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

- [Incident 19840406026229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840406026229I), Apr 6, 1984: Piper PA24260 (N8729P), Abilene, TX. Engine vibration and power loss. Made it to the airport. Oil pump to crankshaft coupling broke. Engine seized.

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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