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FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Middletown, PA · September 11, 1990

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Date
September 11, 1990 · 17:33 local
Place
Middletown, PA
Airport
Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N63977
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,776 total33 in this make and model149 in the last 90 days
N63977Registered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7854106 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Left engine started to smoke on climb. Returned. Left engine was blowing oil from the exhaust.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE ON CLIMB. RETURNED. LEFT ENGINE WAS BLOWING OIL FROM THE EXHAUST.

Other reports on N63977 · 3

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

Incident 20200601007319ILanding: Rollout · Sanford, MENose landing gear collapsed on roll out after landing, resulting in the incident. This was followed by right main collapsing after the nose was raised to extend the gear.Jun 1, 2020 · Minor damageIncident 20080516834979ILevel Off Touchdown · Ft Lauderdale, FL(-23) On may 16, 2008, N63977 nose gear collapsed during landing, resulting in damage to both engine propellers and the left wing leading edge. The PIC stated that prior to landing he verified that all three landing gear postion light were illuminated green…May 16, 2008 · Minor damageIncident 19900731048039ILevel Off Touchdown · Lancaster, PAAlmost landed gear up. Go-around made as propeller struck runway. Landed safely on second try.Jul 31, 1990 · Minor damage