# Accident 20070524008149A: Piper PA44180, Lubbock, TX, May 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2007, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Lubbock International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6508° N, 101.8289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6508&lon=-101.8289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N255ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N255ER-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (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 PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC LO360E1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,730 total, 190 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070524008149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 24, 2007, AT 1230 CDT, WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 35L AT LUBBOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, (KLBB), THE RIGHT ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF N255ER, A PIPER AIRCRAFT, CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE PILOT AND STUDENT STATED THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT RUNNING DURING THE TAXI TO THE RUNWAY. DURING AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE, FIRE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE RIGHT ENGINE COWL. ELECTRICAL POWER AND FUEL WERE TURNED OFF AND THE PILOT AND STUDENT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO PERSONS OR DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY. EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE COMPARTMENT REVEALED THE EXHAUST PIPE ON NUMBER ONE CYLINDER HANGING DOWN ON THE EXHAUST STUDS, WITH NO GASKET OR ATTACHING HARDWARE. EXAMINATION OF THE MAIN FUEL SUPPLY FLEXIBLE HOSE FROM THE RIGHT FIREWALL TO THE ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL AIR LEAKAGE OF THE HOSE WITH APPROXIMATELY ONE POUND OF AIR PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE HOSE.

## 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 DFW07CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA121), May 24, 2007: Piper PA-44-180 (N255ER), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the engine fuel supply line and the separation of the number one cylinder exhaust pipe resulting in an engine fire.

## Other reports on N255ER (2)

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

- [Incident 20020128002079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020128002079I), Jan 28, 2002: Piper PA44180 (N255ER), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) 44709 Has been sent to thomas r. lonsdale.
- [Incident 19960616018029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960616018029I), Jun 16, 1996: Piper PA44180 (N255ER), Nassau, Bahamas, Minor damage. Narrative: Piper seminol, pa 44-150, landed at keywest airport and pilot reports landing gear folded up. Pilot (p. barry) flew past keywest nas tower for gear…

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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