- Date
- May 13, 1984, 11:36 local (17:36 UTC)
- Place
- Parker, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1425PPiper PA-23-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840513016729A
- Case key
- 16213
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot the acft had not been flown for two months and he intended to practice touch and go landings. Maintenance personnel were requested to add 10 gals of fuel to the right main tank just prior to departure. They reported that upon arrival the pilot did not drain any fuel from the acft or perform any other form of pre-flight inspection. Upon raising the landing gear after takeoff, the pilot noticed an unsafe nose gear light. The nose gear was pumped up and the power reduced to climb when the engine began to surge. At 1200 to 1400 ft AGL the pilot turned crosswind but was unable to maintain altitude. The pilot reported that the left engine was developing about 1,000 RPM at this time. Descending below 500 ft AGL the pilot flew toward a field, extended the landing gear and landed with the gear in transit. The pilot stated that he did not have time to feather the left propeller. Engine disassembly revealed no significant discrepancies. Density altitude was 7,974 ft MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1425P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23-481
- Airframe hours
- 2,574
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-3, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hugo Dryger
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 3, 1983 · 38 hours before
- Departed
- APA · Englewood, CO
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,073 total · 99 in this make and model · 2,696 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- APA, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.