# Accident 20250115013819A: Piper PA-24-250, Tyler, TX, January 15, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2025, 16:48 local time
- Place: Tyler, TX
- Airport: Tyler Pounds Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3535° N, 95.4030° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3535&lon=-95.4030&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8051P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8051P) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 377 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250115013819A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN25LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA079), Jan 15, 2025: Piper PA-24-250 (N8051P), Tyler, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: An 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.

## Other reports on N8051P (2)

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

- [Accident 19990912029019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990912029019A), Sep 12, 1999: Piper PA24250 (N8051P), St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. (.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…
- [Incident 19800507051259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800507051259I), May 7, 1980: Piper PA24250 (N8051P), Oklawaha, FL, Minor damage. Landed without landing gear down and locked.

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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