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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Cincinnati, OH · August 3, 2005

Date: August 3, 2005 · 14:19 local
Place: Cincinnati, OH
Airport: Cincinnati-Blue Ash Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N22AE
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,450 total84 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N22AERegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2007 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7405252 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Multi-engine instruction/simulated left engine inop, approach to landing: instructor/pilot stated that student didn't put landing gear down until on final approach and just before touchdown. He had main gear lights, but no nose gear down light. Instructor then applied power to right engine only for a go-around, but was having direction control problem with aircraft on runway (brakes on left side only). Instructor also stated that he didn't have the left boost pump on. On go-around attempt, aircraft went off the left side of runway and then the nose gear collapsed. It appeared that all three gear was down on landing, but couldn't confirm nose gear was locked down before it collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MULTI-ENGINE INSTRUCTION/SIMULATED LEFT ENGINE INOP, APPROACH TO LANDING: INSTRUCTOR/PILOT STATED THAT STUDENT DIDN'T PUT LANDING GEAR DOWN UNTIL ON FINAL APPROACH AND JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. HE HAD MAIN GEAR LIGHTS, BUT NO NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHT. INSTRUCTOR THEN APPLIED POWER TO RIGHT ENGINE ONLY FOR A GO-AROUND, BUT WAS HAVING DIRECTION CONTROL PROBLEM WITH AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY (BRAKES ON LEFT SIDE ONLY). INSTRUCTOR ALSO STATED THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE THE LEFT BOOST PUMP ON. ON GO-AROUND ATTEMPT, AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND THEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. IT APPEARED THAT ALL THREE GEAR WAS DOWN ON LANDING, BUT COULDN'T CONFIRM NOSE GEAR WAS LOCKED DOWN BEFORE IT COLLAPSED.

Other reports on N22AE · 4

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

Incident 19901227062239IForced/Precautionary Landing · Buffalo, NYExperienced high engine EGT on right side. Found intake tube on NR1 cylinder came off.Dec 27, 1990 Incident 19901019052569IForced/Precautionary Landing · Syracuse, NYOverspeeding propeller on left engine. Returned. Spinner dome nut came off and nitrogen charge leaked out.Oct 19, 1990 Incident 19890527032769IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Newport, RIUnable to stop aircraft before running off runway. Gusty wind and water on runway. Left prop damaged.May 27, 1989 · Minor damage Incident 19881115058769IFinal Approach · Teterboro, NJBird hit windscreen on approach. Broke through and hit pilot over eye. Landed safely. Medical treatment refused.Nov 15, 1988 · Minor damage