# NTSB FTW78FPA35: Piper PA-28, N8825J, Mc Kinney, TX, August 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1978
- Place: Mc Kinney, TX · MC KINNEY, TX
- Location: 33.1976° N, 96.6153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McKinney, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1976&lon=-96.6153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FPA35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPA35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2453  78/8/19    MC KINNEY,TX        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1720                    N8825J              PX-  0  0  2  TRAINING                  AGE 22, 2000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            21 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AERO COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MC KINNEY,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8825J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8825J), registered now, S/N 28-2780, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aero County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780819025159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780819025159A), Aug 19, 1978: Piper PA28180, Mc Kinney, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8825J (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 FTW68F0324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0324), Nov 2, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N8825J), Addison, TX, substantial damage

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.

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