# Incident 19911222062669I: Piper PA23250, Chicago, IL, December 22, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1991, 10:46 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7856° N, 87.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7856&lon=-87.7527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54097, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54097) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911222062669I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LIFTOFF PILOT NOTICED RIGHT FUEL CAP MISSING. ABORTED. LANDED ON SAME RUNWAY. RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N54097 (2)

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

- [Incident 19990720024179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990720024179I), Jul 20, 1999: Piper PA23250 (N54097), Las Vegas, NM, Minor damage. On July 20, 1999, at approximately 12:00 pm, MDT, the airline transport rated pilot/owner of a Piper, PA-23-250,N54097, failed to lower the landing gear during…
- [Incident 19900817043759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900817043759I), Aug 17, 1990: Piper PA23250 (N54097), Eagle, CO, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Nose gear scissors failed.

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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