# NTSB WPR12WA186: Piper PA-34-220T, Karachi, Pakistan, October 20, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 20, 2011
- Place: Karachi, Pakistan
- Coordinates: 25.066667, 67.26667 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.0667&lon=67.2667&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 83495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR12WA186
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83495/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83495
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12WA186

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On October 20, 2011, at 1138 local time, a Piper PA-34-220T, Pakistan registry AP-BDK, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a dual engine failure while in cruise flight. The aircraft was operated by M/S Schon Air Limited of Karachi, Pakistan, under the pertinent provisions of the Pakistan Civil Aviation Regulations. The aircraft incurred substantial damage, however, the two pilots and one passenger were not injured. The accident is under the jurisdiction of and is being investigated by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority. The information contained herein has been provided by the Pakistan CAA. For further information, contact: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority Terminal 1, JIAP Karachi, Pakistan Telephone 0092 21 9924 2772 9907 2641 psib@caapakistan.com.pk

## Aircraft

- Registration: AP_BDK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-220T
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: M/S Schon Air Limited
- Registered owner: M/S Schon Air Limited
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: Unknown
- Destination: Unknown
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 24, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83495. 16.3 MB in all.

- Engine Examination Report - Left Engine (item 1, .PDF, 117 photos, 5.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40445632&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Engine%20Examination%20Report%20-%20Left%20Engine-Master.PDF
- Engine Examination Report - Right Engine (item 2, .PDF, 130 photos, 11.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40445633&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Engine%20Examination%20Report%20-%20Right%20Engine-Master.PDF

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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