# Incident 19900911045729I: Piper PA23250, Middletown, PA, September 11, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1990, 17:33 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2009° N, 76.7292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2009&lon=-76.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63977, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63977) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,776 total, 33 in this make and model, 149 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900911045729I

## Narrative

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

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 20200601007319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200601007319I), Jun 1, 2020: Piper PA-23-250 (N63977), Sanford, ME, Minor damage. Nose 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…
- [Incident 20080516834979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080516834979I), May 16, 2008: Piper PA23250 (N63977), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. (-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…
- [Incident 19900731048039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900731048039I), Jul 31, 1990: Piper PA23250 (N63977), Lancaster, PA, Minor damage. Almost landed gear up. Go-around made as propeller struck runway. Landed safely on second try.

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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