# Accident 20050513018919A: Piper PA28140, Dover, DE, May 13, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2005, 22:00 local time
- Place: Dover, DE
- Airport: Chandelle Estates Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2011° N, 75.4833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2011&lon=-75.4833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55165, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55165-2009-12-09) (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 O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 200 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050513018919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 13, 2005, ABOUT 2200 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140 AIRPLANE, N55165, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND CRASHED. THE ENGINE MUFFLER WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE BAFFLE LOOSE WITHIN THE MUFFLER CAN. THE BAFFLER WAS FREE TO MOVE AROUND INSIDE THE MUFFLER CAN AND COVER THE EXHAUST EXIT HOLE. THIS SITUATION ALLOWED THE BAFFLE TO RESTRICT THE EXHAUST FLOW FROM THE ENGINE AND CAUSE A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## 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 IAD05LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA064), May 14, 2005: Piper PA-28-140 (N55165), Dover, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separated baffle which blocked the tailpipe resulting in a subsequent total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N55165 (2)

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

- [Incident 20010829021899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010829021899I), Aug 29, 2001: Piper PA28140 (N55165), Allentown, PA, Minor damage. (-23) While rolling out after landing, the pilot noticed it took more rudder to control the direction of the aircraft. At the intersection of runways 6 and 31…
- [Incident 20000722035869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000722035869I), Jul 22, 2000: Piper PA28140 (N55165), Wilkes Barre Sc, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot departed lehigh valley int'l (abe) airport on VFR flight to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton int'l (avp) airport on Saturday, July 7, 2000, at 6:00 p.m. the…

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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