# Incident 20000522017609I: Piper PA23250, Escalante, UT, May 22, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2000, 22:30 local time
- Place: Escalante, UT
- Airport: Escalante Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7454° N, 111.5702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESCALANTE MUNI (1L7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7454&lon=-111.5702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6434Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6434Y-2004-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 6 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000522017609I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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