# Accident 20080608838749A: Piper PA44180, Battle Creek, MI, June 8, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2008, 13:15 local time
- Place: Battle Creek, MI
- Airport: W K Kellogg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3119° N, 85.2522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3119&lon=-85.2522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N159WM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159WM) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 200 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080608838749A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI08LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA160), Jun 8, 2008: Piper PA-44-180 (N159WM), Battle Creek, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of the tip of a propeller blade due to metal fatigue that resulted from an inadequate inspection and repair.

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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