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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-150 · Paradise, TX · May 20, 1996

Date: May 20, 1996 · 12:30 local
Place: Paradise, TX
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N299MD
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96LA221
Reported as: Piper PA23150
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,120 total100 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N299MDRegistration cancelled Jun 18, 2013 · Piper PA-23-150S/N 23-1061 · Built 1957 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Practice engine out. Unable restart. Unable sustain altitude. Landed in field. Had improper maiantenance. (-23) at approximately 1230 CDT on 05/20/96, the instructor pilot in N299MD initiated a practice engine shutdown of the left engine. The instructor pilot reported numerous attempts to restart the left engine were unsuccessful. The instructor reported the aircraft would not maintain altitude with only the right engine operating. The aircraft was unable to reach an airport for landing and an emergency landing off airport was initiated. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and one of the 3 occupants received minor injuries to his face.

As the FAA filed it

PRACTICE ENGINE OUT. UNABLE RESTART. UNABLE SUSTAIN ALTITUDE. LANDED IN FIELD. HAD IMPROPER MAIANTENANCE. (-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 CDT ON 05/20/96, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT IN N299MD INITIATED A PRACTICE ENGINE SHUTDOWN OF THE LEFT ENGINE. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT REPORTED NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE LEFT ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE WITH ONLY THE RIGHT ENGINE OPERATING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO REACH AN AIRPORT FOR LANDING AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING OFF AIRPORT WAS INITIATED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND ONE OF THE 3 OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS FACE.

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 FTW96LA221Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportParadise, TXThe loss of engine power and hydraulic pressure for reasons undetermined. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.May 20, 1996 · Substantial damage