# NTSB CHI84LA222: Piper PA-23-160, N1700W, Kankakee, IL, June 4, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 4, 1984, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Kankakee, IL
- Coordinates: 41.109191, -87.860511 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1092&lon=-87.8605&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12639
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84LA222
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12639/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA222

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical, cruise
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - , pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - miscellaneous - disabled
  - emergency procedure - intentional, pilot in command
  - electrical system,battery - output low (contributing factor)
  - miscellaneous - inoperative
  - propeller feathering - performed, pilot in command
  - hydraulic system,pump - inoperative
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
  - precautionary landing - initiated, pilot in command
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - gear extension - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - gear extension - not obtained, pilot in command
  - go-around - improper use of, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)

## Analysis

AFTER DEPARTING THE ARPT, THE PLT ELECTED TO PRACTICE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. HE SHUT DOWN & FEATHERED THE LEFT ENG ABOUT 4 MI SOUTH OF THE ARPT AT 4000 FT MSL. HE THEN TRIED TO RESTART THE ENG, BUT REPORTED THAT THE BATTERY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH PWR TO TURN THE ENG OVER FAST ENOUGH TO RESTART. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENG, HE TURNED TOWARD THE ARPT TO LAND WITH THE LEFT ENG FEATHERED. THE ACFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH ONLY 1 ENG DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP & IT WAS DRIVEN BY THE LEFT ENG. WITH THE LEFT ENG SHUT DOWN, THE PLT HAD TO LOWER THE HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED GEAR WITH A HAND PUMP. DURING AN APCH TO RWY 22, HE DID NOT ALLOW ENOUGH TIME TO PUMP THE GEAR DOWN, SO HE DECIDED TO LAND ON RWY 34. HE APPLIED FULL PWR TO THE RIGHT ENG, BUT COULD NOT MAINTAIN HIS ALTITUDE, SO HE 'TIGHTENED UP THE PATTERN.' THE PLT SAID HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALT TO GET THE ACFT LINED UP BEFORE IT HIT THE GROUND, WING TIP 1ST. IT CRASH LANDED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RWY 34, SLID ACROSS THE RWY & CAME TO REST ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. THE PLT HAD TTL OF 0.6 HRS IN MAKE/MODEL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1700W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-160
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 23-1891
- Airframe hours: 5876
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-B3B 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Rusk Aviation,Inc.
- Registered owner: Rusk Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, September 9, 1983, 33 hours before
- Airport: IKK, Kankaee, runway 34, 3,200 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 3,300 total, 3,022 as pilot in command, 214 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 18 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 86 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: IKK

## 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 19840604021889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840604021889A), Jun 4, 1984: Piper PA23160, Kankakee, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot was unable to restart left engine after shutdown. Pilot attempt to pump gear down in time was unsuccessfull.

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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