# Incident 20230221002579I: Piper PA-44-180, Springfield, MO, February 21, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2023, 10:45 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield-Branson National
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 59FS
- Location: 37.2450° N, 93.3886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Springfield Branson National Airport (SGF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2450&lon=-93.3886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N440MK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N440MK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,990 total, 107 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230221002579I

## Narrative

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

AFTER CONDUCTING STEEP TURN MANEUVERS DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT APPROXIATELY 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF KSGF, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OBSERVES LEFT WINGTIP MISSING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. POST INCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED MISSING SCREWS IN THE LEFT WINGTIP ASSEMBLY. A PROPER PREFLIGHT WOULD HAVE DISCOVERED MISSING SCREWS.

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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