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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Tyler, TX · January 15, 2025

Date: January 15, 2025 · 16:48 local
Place: Tyler, TX
Airport: Tyler Pounds Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8051P
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN25LA079
Reported as: Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 377 total

N8051PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3297 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On January 15, 2025, aircraft privacy data omitted departed runway 4 at the Tyler Pounds Regional Airport. Upon beginning a left turn in the departure phase of the takeoff, smoke filled the cabin and radio communications were inoperative. ATC made several attempts to contact the aircraft regarding the partially extended landing gear and received no repsonse. The generator was turned off and the smoke stopped. The aircraft joined the traffic pattern for landing on runway 4. The landing gear handle was extended and the gear was unresponsive. The generator was turned back on. The landng gear was partially extended. ATC advised the aircraft to go around due to the landing gear partially extended and received no response. The aircraft landed on runway 4 and the landing gear collapsed. The aircraft came to rest on runway 4 between taxiway echo.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 15, 2025, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 4 AT THE TYLER POUNDS REGIONAL AIRPORT. UPON BEGINNING A LEFT TURN IN THE DEPARTURE PHASE OF THE TAKEOFF, SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN AND RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WERE INOPERATIVE. ATC MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE AIRCRAFT REGARDING THE PARTIALLY EXTENDED LANDING GEAR AND RECEIVED NO REPSONSE. THE GENERATOR WAS TURNED OFF AND THE SMOKE STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT JOINED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 4. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS EXTENDED AND THE GEAR WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THE GENERATOR WAS TURNED BACK ON. THE LANDNG GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED. ATC ADVISED THE AIRCRAFT TO GO AROUND DUE TO THE LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 4 AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY 4 BETWEEN TAXIWAY ECHO.

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 CEN25LA079Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportTyler, TXAn electrical system surge for a reason that could not be determined that resulted in an overvoltage event, internal damage to electronics equipment, smoke in the cockpit, and a gear up landing.Jan 15, 2025 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8051P · 2

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

Accident 19990912029019ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · St Petersburg, FL(.19) On September 12, 1999, about 1327 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-24-250,N8051P, registered to aviation center of tampa bay incorporated, veered off the runway on landing at Albert Whitted municipal airport, st. Petersburg, Florida, while on a title…Sep 12, 1999 · Substantial damage Incident 19800507051259ILevel Off Touchdown · Oklawaha, FLLanded without landing gear down and locked.May 7, 1980 · Minor damage