# Accident 20050225003329A: Piper PA28140, Macon, MO, February 25, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2005, 09:40 local time
- Place: Macon, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7291° N, 92.4695° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7291&lon=-92.4695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4468T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4468T-2006-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,740 total, 50 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050225003329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CHILLOCOTHE, MISSOURI (CHT), ENROUTE TO ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI (1H0), VIA BROOKFIELD, MISSOURI (MO8). PILOT STATES THAT AFTER DEPARTING MO8 AROUND 09:00 CST, AND CLIMBING THROUGH 4200 FEET, HE HEARD THE ENGINE MAKE A LOUD NOISE, FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER AND "A LOT OF ENGINE BANGING NOISE AND HEAVY VIBRATION." AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED AT MACON-FOWLER MEMORIAL AIRPORT (K89), MACON, MISSOURI. ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 02, PILOT STATED THAT HE NOTICED HE WAS TOO HIGH AND TRAVELING AT ABOUT 115 MPH. AT THIS TIME HE TRIED TO "FORCE THE PLANE TO THE RUNWAY AND GET ON THE BRAKES." NOTICING THAT HE WAS "WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY" HE APPLIED FULL THROTTLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLEAR THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND LAND IN A CLEARING HE HAD SEEN EARLIER. AFTER CLEARING THE TREES, THE "AIRSPEED STARTED FALLING OFF RAPIDLY", AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SEVERAL TREES, FINALLY COMING TO REST ATOP A HOUSE. SUBSEQUENT ENGINE INSPECTION REVEALED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE #4 CYLINDER/PISTON, CAUSED BY A BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI05LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA073), Feb 25, 2005: Piper PA-28-140 (N4468T), Macon, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to failure of the engine exhaust valve. The pilot's inability to maintain clearance from obstacles, the trees, the residence and the pilot's evasive maneuver were factors…

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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