# Incident 19970816029829I: Piper PA28180, Orlando, FL, August 16, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1997, 17:45 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Sanford Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7772° N, 81.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO SANFORD INTL (SFB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7772&lon=-81.2349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8292W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8292W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 515 total, 70 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970816029829I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILED UNDER THE MUFFLER SHROUD. THE EXHAUST CANNISTER SPLIT, ALLOWING DIRECT FLAME IMPINGEMENT UPON THE AIRCRAFT ALTERNATOR AND COWLING, CAUSING ELECTRICAL GENERATION SYSTEM FAILURE AND MELTING OF THE LOWER ENGINE COWL. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT EXHAUST SYSTEM REVEALED THAT IT WAS IN AN ADVANCED STATE OF DETERIORATION DUE TO RUST AND FATIGUE CRACKING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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