19800914067879I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · San Jose, CA · September 14, 1980

Date
September 14, 1980 · 11:44 local
Place
San Jose, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8001Y
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320B1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total250 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot advised his right engine on fire. Fuel supply line was spraying fuel under pressure. Leak in hose.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ADVISED HIS RIGHT ENGINE ON FIRE. FUEL SUPPLY LINE WAS SPRAYING FUEL UNDER PRESSURE. LEAK IN HOSE.