19880410036529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrpt Pittsspecsr · Lakeland, FL · April 10, 1988

Date
April 10, 1988 · 16:10 local
Place
Lakeland, FL
Airport
Lakeland Municipal
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N82RC
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88DL001
Reported as
Amtrpt Pittsspecsr
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total120 in this make and model30 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.

Fire erupted in exhaust system in an inverted spin due to pooling of smoke oil and ignited. Smoke obscured landing.

As the FAA filed it

FIRE ERUPTED IN EXHAUST SYSTEM IN AN INVERTED SPIN DUE TO POOLING OF SMOKE OIL AND IGNITED. SMOKE OBSCURED LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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