20051206029959I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Wichita, KS · December 6, 2005

Date
December 6, 2005 · 07:00 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DD5A
Aircraft
N33MP
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,203 total35 in this make and model165 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On December 6, 2005, flight #725, aircraft N33MP while enroute from mkc to ict, experienced mechanical problems. Reports from the Wichita airport authority and pilot, state that the aircraft lost power to the left engine, the left engine was making a surging motion, the fuel flow gauge was fluctuating from low to high, and left engine oil pressure dropped to zero. An emergency was declared and emergency vehicles were dispatched for safety measures. The aircraft landed safely with no injuries to personnel or damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 6, 2005, FLIGHT #725, AIRCRAFT N33MP WHILE ENROUTE FROM MKC TO ICT, EXPERIENCED MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. REPORTS FROM THE WICHITA AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND PILOT, STATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER TO THE LEFT ENGINE, THE LEFT ENGINE WAS MAKING A SURGING MOTION, THE FUEL FLOW GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING FROM LOW TO HIGH, AND LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE DISPATCHED FOR SAFETY MEASURES. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO INJURIES TO PERSONNEL OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N33MP · 2

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