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FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-160 · College Statio, TX · June 27, 2007

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Date
June 27, 2007 · 12:17 local
Place
College Statio, TX
Airport
Easterwood Field
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4062P
Reported as
Piper PA23160
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total1,000 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N4062PRegistered now · Piper PA-23-160S/N 23-1540 · Built 1958Airframe modelPiper PA-23-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) While enroute from mckinney, TX (tki) to navasota, TX (60R) a Piper PA-23 apache experienced a loss of power from the left hand engine. Pilot reported that he noticed the fuel pressure on the left hand engine was lower than normal, pilot switched fuel tanks from main to aux and turned on the electric fuel pump. No difference was noted. Pilot feathered the propeller and shut down the left hand engine. Pilot noticed that the right hand engine oil temperature was now climbing. Pilot declared an emergency with houston center and was handed off to College station tower (cll). Pilot was cleared to land on runway #16. Pilot waited to lower main landing gear till he was on short final. When pilot lowered the landing gear he noticed that he only had 2 green lights, and that the nose wheel was not locked. Pilot asked cll tower to confirm the landing gear down. It was reported that they saw the gear extended. Pilot landed the aircraft on runway #16, the nose wheel was not locked and the nose of the aircraft settled to the ground. Right hand engine propeller contacted the runway. Damage to lower nose of aircraft, nose wheel doors and right hand engine propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM MCKINNEY, TX (TKI) TO NAVASOTA, TX (60R) A PIPER PA-23 APACHE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER FROM THE LEFT HAND ENGINE. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE NOTICED THE FUEL PRESSURE ON THE LEFT HAND ENGINE WAS LOWER THAN NORMAL, PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS FROM MAIN TO AUX AND TURNED ON THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. NO DIFFERENCE WAS NOTED. PILOT FEATHERED THE PROPELLER AND SHUT DOWN THE LEFT HAND ENGINE. PILOT NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE WAS NOW CLIMBING. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH HOUSTON CENTER AND WAS HANDED OFF TO COLLEGE STATION TOWER (CLL). PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY #16. PILOT WAITED TO LOWER MAIN LANDING GEAR TILL HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL. WHEN PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR HE NOTICED THAT HE ONLY HAD 2 GREEN LIGHTS, AND THAT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED. PILOT ASKED CLL TOWER TO CONFIRM THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THEY SAW THE GEAR EXTENDED. PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY #16, THE NOSE WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND. RIGHT HAND ENGINE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO LOWER NOSE OF AIRCRAFT, NOSE WHEEL DOORS AND RIGHT HAND ENGINE PROPELLER.