20190427010939A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23 · Sulphur Springs, TX · April 27, 2019

Date
April 27, 2019 · 10:45 local
Place
Sulphur Springs, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N233P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN19LA129
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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 he had experienced a dual engine failure and had to do a forced landing into a field. He indicated the left engine was dropping RPM and he was decreasing in airspeed. The pilot stated all at once the right engine died and he tried to restart it but prop would not turn. Within 30 seconds of the right engine stopping the left engine lost power. Propeller was still spinning but the engine was not responding to throttle movement and he feathered the propeller.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE HAD EXPERIENCED A DUAL ENGINE FAILURE AND HAD TO DO A FORCED LANDING INTO A FIELD. HE INDICATED THE LEFT ENGINE WAS DROPPING RPM AND HE WAS DECREASING IN AIRSPEED. THE PILOT STATED ALL AT ONCE THE RIGHT ENGINE DIED AND HE TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT PROP WOULD NOT TURN. WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF THE RIGHT ENGINE STOPPING THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER. PROPELLER WAS STILL SPINNING BUT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RESPONDING TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT AND HE FEATHERED THE PROPELLER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.