# Incident 19960809030089I: Piper PA23250, Middletown, PA, August 9, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1996, 14:56 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N2343Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2343Z-2006-09-21) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 3,000 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/19960809030089I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 9, 1996, AT 1450 HOURS, A PIPER AZTEC, N2343Z, REGISTERED TO CHESTER COUNTY AVIATION, INC., MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN MIDDLETOWN, PA. THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE #1 CYLINDER, PISTON, AND PARTS THAT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT DURING FLIGHT. THIS FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER FAR PART 91. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT MDT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT, FAA FORM 8010-4, HAS BEEN SUBMITTED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N2343Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20050306009509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050306009509A), Mar 6, 2005: Piper PA23250 (N2343Z), Coatesvilla, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft impacted the ground approximately at 1405 local EST time, 0.7 miles south of 40N (Chester county airport, PA) on Sunday March 6th, 2005,…
- [Incident 20030707030809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030707030809I), Jul 7, 2003: Piper PA23250 (N2343Z), Coatesvilla, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was unable to lower flaps for approach & landing, and had un unsafe gear indication. Aircraft suffered a complete hydraulic system failure due to a…

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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