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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23 · Chicago/Aurora, IL · August 30, 2007

Date: August 30, 2007 · 13:01 local
Place: Chicago/Aurora, IL
Airport: Aurora Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3013P
Reported as: Piper PA23
Reported engine: Lycoming O320B3B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 874 total310 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N3013PRegistration cancelled Oct 24, 2017 · Piper PA-23S/N 23-860 · Built 1957 Airframe modelPiper PA-23 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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) The pilot privacy data omitted stated he took off from runway 36 at karr. At about 2100 feet MSL and 5 miles north of karr the left engine was running rough and the rpm's started to decrease. The pilot decided to shut the engine down as a precaution. He declared an emergency and made a left turn towards karr. He gradually descended towards runway 18 at karr where he put the gear lever in the down position at about 500 feet AGL at about 1/2 mile from runway. He did not pump the gear down with the pump lever because he felt that he did not have enough time and was concerned about landing the aircraft safely (he thought it would take 12-14 pumps). Upon landing the nose gear collapsed causing damage to the aircraft nose area and RH. LH propeller was also damaged slightly.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 36 AT KARR. AT ABOUT 2100 FEET MSL AND 5 MILES NORTH OF KARR THE LEFT ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND THE RPM'S STARTED TO DECREASE. THE PILOT DECIDED TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AS A PRECAUTION. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE A LEFT TURN TOWARDS KARR. HE GRADUALLY DESCENDED TOWARDS RUNWAY 18 AT KARR WHERE HE PUT THE GEAR LEVER IN THE DOWN POSITION AT ABOUT 500 FEET AGL AT ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM RUNWAY. HE DID NOT PUMP THE GEAR DOWN WITH THE PUMP LEVER BECAUSE HE FELT THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT LANDING THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY (HE THOUGHT IT WOULD TAKE 12-14 PUMPS). UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT NOSE AREA AND RH. LH PROPELLER WAS ALSO DAMAGED SLIGHTLY.