ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305952
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 January 2023 |
| Time: | 09:03 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Pablo Air Charters LLC |
| Registration: | N101MA |
| MSN: | 31-7752186 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 17154 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Geauga County Airport (7G8), Middlefield, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Youngstown Airport, OH (YNG/KYNG) |
| Detroit-Willow Run Airport, MI (YIP/KYIP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On January 18, 2023, at 0903 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-31-350, N101MA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Geauga County Airport (7GA), Middlefield, Ohio. The airline transport pilot and five passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 non-scheduled passenger flight.
According to a preliminary review of airplane track data and pilot statements provided to law enforcement and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the purpose of the flight was to pick up a sixth passenger at Willow Run Airport (KYIP), Detroit, Michigan, before continuing to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
As the airplane climbed through about 6,000 ft mean sea level (msl) in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), the pilot observed oil leaking from the right engine nacelle. About the time the airplane reached about 7,400 ft msl, the pilot noted a loss of right engine power. He secured the engine, declared an emergency, requested to divert to the closest airport, and the air traffic controller vectored the airplane for the RNAV RWY 11 approach at 7GA. The pilot successfully completed the approach and reported that the airplane touched down in the “first one-third” of the landing runway “about 120 knots with zero flaps.”
The pilot determined that he would not stop the airplane before it reached the departure end of the 3,500-ft-long runway, but chose to continue on the ground rather than abort the landing with one engine inoperative and climb the airplane back into IMC for another instrument approach.
The airplane overran the departure end of the runway, continued through the grass overrun, and impacted a hill and a fence before coming to rest upright about 600 ft beyond the runway end. All three landing gear collapsed and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage.
The pilot held an airline transport pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine land, multi-engine land, and instrument airplane. His most recent FAA 2nd class medical certificate was issued on March 3rd, 2022, at which time the pilot reported 9,275 total hours of flight experience, 750 hours of which was in the accident airplane make and model.
According to FAA and maintenance records, the airplane was manufactured in 1977 and was powered by two Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD, 300-horsepower engines. The airplane’s most recent 100-hour inspection was completed December 12, 2022, at 17,154.5 total aircraft hours. The right engine had accrued 1,662.5 total hours since major overhaul.
Examination of photographs revealed substantial wrinkling of the fuselage and both wings as well as torn flight control surfaces. The right engine cowling was opened, and examination revealed cracks in the engine crankcase. The airplane was retained for further examination.
Sources:
https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/01/18/single-engine-plane-crashes-geauga-county/
https://www.news-herald.com/2023/01/18/plane-makes-crash-landing-at-geauga-county-airport/
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/plane-carrying-federal-inmate-crashes-in-geauga-county-no-injuries-reported-inmate-still-in-custody
https://fox8.com/news/crews-respond-to-incident-with-small-aircraft-in-geauga-county/
https://www.starbeacon.com/news/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-middlefield/article_5e992030-9740-11ed-9e9c-a34f996d4712.html
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=101MA
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a0097f&lat=41.449&lon=-81.085&zoom=13.0&showTrace=2023-01-18
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N101MA/history/20230118/1345Z/KYNG/KYIP
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/17863_1537295831.jpg (photo)
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