# Accident 20130321003549A: Piper PA-23-250, Perry, FL, March 21, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2013, 08:46 local time
- Place: Perry, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0550° N, 83.6517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0550&lon=-83.6517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N625SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N625SR-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 29,125 total, 236 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130321003549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT REPORTED LOSING ENGINE POWER SHORTLY AFTER SWITCHING FROM THE INBOARD TANKS TO THE OUTBOARD (MAIN) TANKS STARTING WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE THEN THE LEFT.

UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE THE PATTERN OF TREE DAMAGE THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED FROM THE WEST AND CAME TO REST FACING NORTH.

THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS REPORTED AN ODOR CONSISTENT WITH AVIATION GASOLINE ON THEIR ARRIVAL BUT WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE INVESTIGATION.

THE LEFT WING TIP/MAIN FUEL TANK SEPARATED THE AIRCRAFT AND LAY 20 FEET TO THE WEST OF THE AIRCRAFT.

THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. BOTH PROPELLERS WERE FEATHERED WITH THE PROPELLER BLADES AT A 3 O'CLOCK AND 9 O'CLOCK (HORIZONTAL) POSITION. THE LEFT PROPELLER HAS ONE BLADE BENT FORWARD SLIGHTLY.

PROPELLER TO CRANKSHAFT CONTINUITY CHECKS WERE CONFIRMED BUT CYLINDER COMPRESSION CHECKS WERE HAMPERED BY THE FALLEN TREES AND UNDERBRUSH.

GAINED ACCESS AND REMOVED LINES FROM THE ELECTRIC FUEL BOOST PUMPS AND FOUND FUEL PRESENT ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES. DISCONNECTED FUEL LINES AT BOTH ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP AND FOUND FUEL PRESENT. WHEN LINES WERE REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE FLOW DIVIDERS ON TOP OF THE ENGINES, THE LEFT ENGINE FLOW DIVIDER CONTAINED FUEL WHILE THE RIGHT WAS DRY.

CONTINUITY CHECKS OF THE LT AND RT THROTTLE CONTROL TO FUEL SERVOS,

LT AND RT MIXTURE CONTROL TO FUEL SERVOS AND LT AND RT FUEL SELECTORS TO FUEL SHUT-OFF VALVES. ALL CONNECTION WERE CONFIRMED.

MAGNETOS AND ASSOCIATED WIRING WERE FOUND INTACT AND ALL MAGNETO SWITCHES WERE IN THE "ON" POSITION.

THE LEFT ENGINE OIL LEVEL WAS JUST BELOW 12 QUARTS AND THE RIGHT SHOWED 3 QUARTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA13LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA179), Mar 21, 2013: Piper PA-23-250 (N625SR), Perry, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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