# NTSB LAX81FUG10: Piper PA-23, N4220P, Hemet, CA, February 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1981
- Place: Hemet, CA · HEMET, CA
- Location: 33.7341° N, 116.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hemet, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7341&lon=-116.9968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127183
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0138   81/2/2    HEMET,CA            PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N4220P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 1675 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEMET-RYAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEMET,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SE LDG WITH ENG FEATHERED.GO-AROUND DUE UNSAFE GR INDICATION,UN MAINTAIN ALT,GR & FLAPS DOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4220P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4220P-2012-11-21), registration cancelled 2012-11-21, S/N 23-1714, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hemet-Ryan

## 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 19810202002499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810202002499A), Feb 2, 1981: Piper PA23, Hemet, CA, Substantial damage. Left engine feathered on practice engine-out landing. Tried to go around due to gear light. Unable, crash-landed.

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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