# Incident 20131105021279I: Piper AEROSTAR 601P, Williamsport, PA, November 5, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2013, 18:21 local time
- Place: Williamsport, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2400° N, 77.0356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamsport, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2400&lon=-77.0356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22CH-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AEROSTAR 601P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131105021279I

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED LITTLE ROCK, AR (KLIT) ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO WILLIAMSPORT, PA (KIPT).  APPROX. 2 HOURS INTO FLIGHT THE RIGHT (#2) ENGINE LOST POWER.  PILOT SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND FEATHERED THE PROPELLER AND REQUESTED DESCEND TO 10,000'.  ETA TO DESTINATION WAS 45 MINUTES.  PILOT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ENGINE AT 10,000' IN CASE LOSS OF POWER WAS DUE TO TURBOCHARGER PROBLEM. THE PROP UNFEATHERED AND ROTATED BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. APPROACHING DESTINATION, MODIFIED STAIGHT IN APPROACH TO RWY 09, HE USED A LANDING CHECKLIST BUT DELAYED EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR DUE TO BEING SINGLE ENGINE.  HE THEN FORGOT TO EXTEND THE GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING.  HE DOES NOT REMEMBER IF THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED.

## Other reports on N22CH (1)

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

- [Incident 20061124025159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061124025159I), Nov 24, 2006: Piper PA60601P (N22CH), Franklin, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Upon landing, the nose landing gear (NLG) was still in the retracted position. All indications were down and locked. While investigating the incident,…

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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