- Date
- March 13, 1994, 11:49 local (17:49 UTC)
- Place
- Duncan, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2297PPiper PA-23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940313004879A
- Case key
- 19008
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Probable cause
The pilot's selection of the wrong engine for shut down. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an approach to the airport the pilot shut down the left engine to simulate a single engine landing to a prospective new owner. After entering the base leg to final the pilot in command (PIC) attempted to lower the landing gear; it did not respond. He realized that the hydraulic pump was driven by the left engine, so he attempted a restart. Prior to attempting the restart he passed control of the aircraft to the commercially rated passenger, who had no experience in this make and model airplane, his attempt to restart the left engine was unsuccessful. When he took control of the aircraft from his passenger he recognized that he had over flown the airport and elected to land in a wheatfield. During the landing roll the aircraft struck a fence.
Factual narrative
On March 13, 1994, at 1149 central standard time, a Piper PA-23, N2297P, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Duncan, Oklahoma. The airline transport rated pilot and commercially rated passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the area.
The pilot stated in the Pilot/Operator report that as part of a new airman checkout he shut down and feathered the left engine in order to execute a single engine landing. On the base leg he attempted to put the gear down and there was no response. He initiated a go-around in an attempt to restart the left engine. And he turned the flying over to the passenger even though he had no experience in this make and model. He further reported that when he decided that he could not get the engine started, he was "no longer in a position to land on the airport." He "turned toward a wheat field and completed an emergency landing in it" about 2 miles from the airport. Subsequently, the aircraft collided with a fence and came to rest on its nose.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2297P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23-909
- Airframe hours
- 6,817
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Brewer, Jim L.
- Registered owner
- Cronquist, Clark F.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 6, 1994 · 1 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,700 total · 30 in this make and model · 4,660 as pilot in command · 68 in the last 90 days · 42 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAW, 25 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.
Other investigations on N2297P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.