19800416051139I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Lexington, KY · April 16, 1980

Date: April 16, 1980 · 16:20 local
Place: Lexington, KY
Airport: Bluegrass
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N30CP
Reported as: Piper PA23250
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540C4B5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total200 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N30CPRegistered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7305022 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flames came out of cowling during final approach. Cause was broken exhaust stack.

As the FAA filed it

FLAMES CAME OUT OF COWLING DURING FINAL APPROACH. CAUSE WAS BROKEN EXHAUST STACK.

Other reports on N30CP · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19880711055539IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Pontiac, MIGear collapsed on rollout after normal landing. Aircraft records shows n number is N40223. Had applied for N30CP.Jul 11, 1988 · Minor damage