# Accident 20210715020129A: Piper PA-23, Easton, MD, July 15, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2021, 11:45 local time
- Place: Easton, MD
- Airport: Easton/Newnam Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7281° N, 76.1297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7281&lon=-76.1297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N776MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N776MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,302 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210715020129A

## Narrative

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

DURING A MULTIENGINE TRAINING FLIGHT THE STUDENT WAS DOING A POWER OFF STALL. HE NOTICED THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL FELT ODD. HE SAID IT WAS LIKE IT WAS ON A BUNGEE. THE INSTRUCTOR TRIED THE MANEUVER AND AGREED, BUT CONTINUED THE TRAINING FLIGHT AND HAD THE STUDENT REPEAT THE MANEUVER. DURING THE RECOVERY, WHILE STILL BELOW VMC, THE LEFT ENGINE FEATHERED AND STOPPED RUNNING. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL AND DID A VMC RECOVERY. SUBSEQUENTLY THE RIGHT SEAT LATCH FAILED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO PUSH THE RUDDER AND HAD TO MOVE THE SEAT AND DO ANOTHER VMC RECOVERY. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED AFTER LANDING THE RIGHT PROP WAS ALSO FEATHERED.

THE GEAR COLLAPSE DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FULLY GROWN CORNFIELD RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING SPAR AND THE FORWARD FUSELAGE BULKHEAD.

## 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 ERA21LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA289), Jul 15, 2021: Piper PA-23 (N776MC), Easton, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of left engine power and uncommanded feathering of the left propeller for reasons that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N776MC (1)

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

- [Incident 20200922016379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200922016379I), Sep 22, 2020: Piper PA-23 (N776MC), Easton, MD, Minor damage. On September 22, 2020 at approximately 1517 local time at Easton Airport (kesn) Easton, MD, the pilot of N776MC was acting as PIC and flight instructor of a…

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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