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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23 · Logan, UT · July 21, 2000

Date: July 21, 2000 · 16:00 local
Place: Logan, UT
Airport: Logan-Cache Airport
Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N23WG
Reported as: Piper PA23
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 670 total15 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N23WGRegistered now · Piper PA-23S/N 27-565 · Built 1963 Airframe modelPiper PA-23 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)Pilot was practicing single engine emergency procedures with a safety pilot. Feather the left engine and was unable to bring the engine out of feather. Pilot made an emergency return to the airfield and was not able to extend the landing gear. Pilot then made an emergency go-around and selectec a cross runway to make the subsequent approach to. Pilot was able to extend the main landing gear prior to landing but did not completely get the nose gear down prior to landing. Pilot maneuvered the aircraft to land in the soft dirt off the side of runway. Minor damage to the aircraft skin occurred and both props were damaged. No injuries. Investigation revealed that pilot followed the correct in-feather procedures but elected not to use the emergency air bottle to extend the landing gear. Further inspection revealed nothing wrong with the aircraft systems. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT WAS PRACTICING SINGLE ENGINE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WITH A SAFETY PILOT. FEATHER THE LEFT ENGINE AND WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE ENGINE OUT OF FEATHER. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD AND WAS NOT ABLE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. PILOT THEN MADE AN EMERGENCY GO-AROUND AND SELECTEC A CROSS RUNWAY TO MAKE THE SUBSEQUENT APPROACH TO. PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXTEND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING BUT DID NOT COMPLETELY GET THE NOSE GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING. PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND IN THE SOFT DIRT OFF THE SIDE OF RUNWAY. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT SKIN OCCURRED AND BOTH PROPS WERE DAMAGED. NO INJURIES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT PILOT FOLLOWED THE CORRECT IN-FEATHER PROCEDURES BUT ELECTED NOT TO USE THE EMERGENCY AIR BOTTLE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^