# Incident 20230623006739I: Piper PA-23-250, Lubbock, TX, June 23, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2023, 03:40 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Lubbock Preston
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 3VCG
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N415CC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N415CC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,498 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230623006739I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 23, 2023, THIS AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LEFT ENGINE FAILURE WHILE CONDUCTING 14 CFR 137 MOSQUITO CONTROL OPERATION AROUND THE LUBBOCK TEXAS AREA. THE PILOT MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO LUBBOCK PRESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING. ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR WHICH DID NOT FULLY LOCK IN PLACE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT GEAR TO COLLAPSE, AND SKID TO A STOP. THE CREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

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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