# NTSB CHI79FEI40: Geronimo PA-23, N2292P, Middlefield, OH, August 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1979
- Place: Middlefield, OH · MIDDLEFIELD, OH
- Location: 41.4605° N, 81.0712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middlefield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4605&lon=-81.0712&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133847
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEI40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4004  79/8/16    MIDDLEFIELD,OH      GERONIMO PA-23      CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 3861
        TIME - 1050                    N2292P              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 1433 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEAUGA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAINESEVILLE,OH             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- R ENG SHUT DOWN IN FLT.SE GO-AROUND AVOIDING ACFT THAT HAD TAKEN RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2292P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2292P-2012-10-16), registration cancelled 2012-10-16, S/N 23-904, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GERONIMO PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Geauga County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790816034359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790816034359A), Aug 16, 1979: Piper PA23, Middlefield, OH, Destroyed. Had 1 engine shut down for demo engine-out ldg. Other acft taxiied onto rwy. Lost directional control on go-around.

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.

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