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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Escalante, UT · May 22, 2000

Date: May 22, 2000 · 22:30 local
Place: Escalante, UT
Airport: Escalante Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6434Y
Reported as: Piper PA23250
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total6 in this make and model

N6434YRegistration cancelled Sep 24, 2004 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-3734 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23)Left engine failed after takeoff at 100 feet AGL, at Escalante airport. After loosing altitude, pilot elected to do gear up landing in an alfalfa field, outside the airport. No injuries to pilot or passenger at all. Two highly qualified mechanics, not associated with aircraft, determined very little if any structual damage. Will be easily repaired. The left engine will go to western skyways in co. for teardown, (with us FAA present), as requested by aircraft owners insurance representative and our concurrance. This report will be updated with the tear down results, when completed. Note: this report might be updated if there are any pilot issues that might arise.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)LEFT ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF AT 100 FEET AGL, AT ESCALANTE AIRPORT. AFTER LOOSING ALTITUDE, PILOT ELECTED TO DO GEAR UP LANDING IN AN ALFALFA FIELD, OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER AT ALL. TWO HIGHLY QUALIFIED MECHANICS, NOT ASSOCIATED WITH AIRCRAFT, DETERMINED VERY LITTLE IF ANY STRUCTUAL DAMAGE. WILL BE EASILY REPAIRED. THE LEFT ENGINE WILL GO TO WESTERN SKYWAYS IN CO. FOR TEARDOWN, (WITH US FAA PRESENT), AS REQUESTED BY AIRCRAFT OWNERS INSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE AND OUR CONCURRANCE. THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE TEAR DOWN RESULTS, WHEN COMPLETED. NOTE: THIS REPORT MIGHT BE UPDATED IF THERE ARE ANY PILOT ISSUES THAT MIGHT ARISE.