# Accident 19940929032199A: Piper PA23160, Chicago/West Ch, IL, September 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1994, 20:50 local time
- Place: Chicago/West Ch, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8806° N, 88.2198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8806&lon=-88.2198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5272A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5272A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,432 total, 14 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940929032199A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI94LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA351), Sep 30, 1994: Piper PA-23-160 (N5272A), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

## Other reports on N5272A (1)

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

- [Incident 19980328010029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980328010029I), Mar 28, 1998: Piper PA23160 (N5272A), Lamar, MO. Narrative: 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…

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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