20180104000459I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Charleston, WV · January 4, 2018

Date
January 4, 2018 · 17:05 local
Place
Charleston, WV
Airport
Yeager
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N499CR
Reported as
Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-C4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
980 total100 in this make and model256 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot stated that while on approach he decided to go around because he felt he was to high. On go around he noticed the RPM on the left engine was above the red line at about 2700. He attempted propeller adjustment then decided to shutdown engine and then declared an emergency. Then shot a single engine approach. He selected gear down but had to pump due to left engine being shut down. Had 3 green lights indicating down and locked as well as being able to see the nose wheel in the mirror and gear handle went into neutral position. He then selected flaps down and pumped to get them into position. Approximately 2 to 3 seconds after touch down the pilot said he felt like the left main collapsed. Upon sliding to a final stop he stated some smoke entered the cockpit so he shutdown and exited the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON APPROACH HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND BECAUSE HE FELT HE WAS TO HIGH. ON GO AROUND HE NOTICED THE RPM ON THE LEFT ENGINE WAS ABOVE THE RED LINE AT ABOUT 2700. HE ATTEMPTED PROPELLER ADJUSTMENT THEN DECIDED TO SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THEN SHOT A SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH. HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN BUT HAD TO PUMP DUE TO LEFT ENGINE BEING SHUT DOWN. HAD 3 GREEN LIGHTS INDICATING DOWN AND LOCKED AS WELL AS BEING ABLE TO SEE THE NOSE WHEEL IN THE MIRROR AND GEAR HANDLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL POSITION. HE THEN SELECTED FLAPS DOWN AND PUMPED TO GET THEM INTO POSITION. APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 SECONDS AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE PILOT SAID HE FELT LIKE THE LEFT MAIN COLLAPSED. UPON SLIDING TO A FINAL STOP HE STATED SOME SMOKE ENTERED THE COCKPIT SO HE SHUTDOWN AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.