19851004074059I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Jacksonville, FL · October 4, 1985

Date
October 4, 1985 · 09:06 local
Place
Jacksonville, FL
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8614N
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA86IA001
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,060 total2,000 in this make and model15 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.

Exhaust pipe failed at site of poor weld repair. This started an inflight fire but aircraft landed safely.

As the FAA filed it

EXHAUST PIPE FAILED AT SITE OF POOR WELD REPAIR. THIS STARTED AN INFLIGHT FIRE BUT AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY.

NTSB investigation

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