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FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-160 · Chicago/West Ch, IL · September 29, 1994

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Date
September 29, 1994 · 20:50 local
Place
Chicago/West Ch, IL
Airport
Dupage
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5272A
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI94LA351
Reported as
Piper PA23160
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B3B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,432 total14 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
N5272ARegistered now · Piper PA-23-160S/N 23-2019 · Built 1961Airframe modelPiper PA-23-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Lost left engine during descent. Feathered same. Failed use manual gear extension. Nose folded. Fuel selector failed (-23) fuel selector rivits, mounting the control cable, failed, preventing selection of an alternate fuel tank. Pilot failed to properly extend nose gear for emergency landing situation. Pilot did not use crossfeed system for aircraft fuel supply.

As the FAA filed it

LOST LEFT ENGINE DURING DESCENT. FEATHERED SAME. FAILED USE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. NOSE FOLDED.FUEL SELECTOR FAILED (-23) FUEL SELECTOR RIVITS, MOUNTING THE CONTROL CABLE, FAILED, PREVENTING SELECTION OF AN ALTERNATE FUEL TANK. PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY EXTEND NOSE GEAR FOR EMERGENCY LANDING SITUATION. PILOT DID NOT USE CROSSFEED SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT FUEL SUPPLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI94LA351Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWest Chicago, ILthe pilot's failure to use the manual hydraulic pump to lower the landing gear. Factors were the failure of the fuel selector handle, the subsequent fuel starvation, and the pilot's failure to properly crossfeed and restart the left engine.Sep 30, 1994 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5272A · 1

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

Incident 19980328010029INormal Cruise · Lamar, MONarrative: aircraft was at 4000' en-route from springfield, MO. To wichita, KS when the pilot noticed smoke coming out from behind the instrument panel. An emergency was declared and the aircraft landed in Lamar, MO without further incident. At the time of…Mar 28, 1998