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FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Perkasie, PA · December 18, 1997

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Date
December 18, 1997 · 10:15 local
Place
Perkasie, PA
Airport
Pennridge Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6962Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC98LA059
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1E5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,048 total1,250 in this make and model308 in the last 90 days
N6962YRegistration cancelled May 3, 2013 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-4327 · Built 1969Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Left engine lost power on initial climbout. Aborted when VMC occured. Landed rough area off side of runway. (.4) the pilot owner was receiving multi-engine flight instruction from a certified flight instructor. The flight instructor reported that just after liftoff, with the landing gear still extended, the left engine lost power. The airplane veered to the left. The flight instructor took control of the airplane, reduced power, and landed in rough terrain, about 150 feet to the left the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed that neither propeller had been feathered, and examination of the engines did not reveal any evidence of a machanical failure or malfunction. (-23) at an altitude of 50 feet, aircraft lost power in left engine on takeoff. When loss of directional control occurred, instructor pilot aborted takeoff and landed aircraft in rough terrain, 150 feet left of runway.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT. ABORTED WHEN VMC OCCURED. LANDED ROUGH AREA OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. (.4) THE PILOT OWNER WAS RECEIVING MULTI-ENGINE FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT JUST AFTER LIFTOFF, WITH THE LANDING GEAR STILL EXTENDED, THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, REDUCED POWER, AND LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN, ABOUT 150 FEET TO THE LEFT THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT NEITHER PROPELLER HAD BEEN FEATHERED, AND EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINES DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF A MACHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. (-23) AT AN ALTITUDE OF 50 FEET, AIRCRAFT LOST POWER IN LEFT ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. WHEN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OCCURRED, INSTRUCTOR PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND LANDED AIRCRAFT IN ROUGH TERRAIN, 150 FEET LEFT OF RUNWAY.

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 NYC98LA059Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPerkasie, PAThe flight instructor failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in an off runway landing, after the left engine was reported to have lost power.Dec 18, 1997 · Substantial damage