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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Naples, FL · February 26, 2013

Date: February 26, 2013 · 16:45 local
Place: Naples, FL
Airport: Naples Municipal
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N40212
Reported as: Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total250 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N40212Registration cancelled May 8, 2017 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7305010 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Aircraft was in cruise flight from clearwater, FL (pie) to miami, FL (tmb) at 1500 ft and was west of Naples Municipal (apf) when pilot notified apf tower that the left engine had failed and declared emergency. Witness stated on final the right engine also stopped running. Pilot accomplished normal landing without power to runway 23 at apf without injury to persons or damage to aircraft. Investigation revealed PIC failed to follow checklist and mismanaged fuel by leaving fuel lever positioned to aircraft empty fuel tanks (mains tanks) when there was sufficient fuel in outboard tanks to continue the flight. Eir initiated for pilot. Closed action.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT FROM CLEARWATER, FL (PIE) TO MIAMI, FL (TMB) AT 1500 FT AND WAS WEST OF NAPLES MUNICIPAL (APF) WHEN PILOT NOTIFIED APF TOWER THAT THE LEFT ENGINE HAD FAILED AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. WITNESS STATED ON FINAL THE RIGHT ENGINE ALSO STOPPED RUNNING. PILOT ACCOMPLISHED NORMAL LANDING WITHOUT POWER TO RUNWAY 23 AT APF WITHOUT INJURY TO PERSONS OR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED PIC FAILED TO FOLLOW CHECKLIST AND MISMANAGED FUEL BY LEAVING FUEL LEVER POSITIONED TO AIRCRAFT EMPTY FUEL TANKS (MAINS TANKS) WHEN THERE WAS SUFFICIENT FUEL IN OUTBOARD TANKS TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT. EIR INITIATED FOR PILOT. CLOSED ACTION.