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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Battle Creek, MI · June 8, 2008

Date: June 8, 2008 · 13:15 local
Place: Battle Creek, MI
Airport: W K Kellogg
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N159WM
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI08LA160
Reported as: Piper PA44180
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 650 total200 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N159WMRegistered now · Piper PA-44-180S/N 4496159 · Built 2002 Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)Pilot and CFI heard a loud bang, saw the damage on the nose, thought they hit a bird and felt a large vibration. All engine instruments were normal, the CFI elected to continue to run the engine and immediately called kbtl to land. They landed without incident, as soon as they landed the right engine quit.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT AND CFI HEARD A LOUD BANG, SAW THE DAMAGE ON THE NOSE, THOUGHT THEY HIT A BIRD AND FELT A LARGE VIBRATION. ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WERE NORMAL, THE CFI ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO RUN THE ENGINE AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED KBTL TO LAND. THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, AS SOON AS THEY LANDED THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI08LA160Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBattle Creek, MIThe in-flight separation of the tip of a propeller blade due to metal fatigue that resulted from an inadequate inspection and repair.Jun 8, 2008 · Substantial damage