38.5480° N, 106.9246° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Gunnison, CO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 11, 1989 · 06:55 local
Place
Gunnison, CO
Airport
Gunnison County
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
NCKA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N142MC
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540C1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,790 total1,000 in this make and model80 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.
Flames from left engine cowling exhaust area after landing. Extinguished. Fuel pump leaked gas onto turbocharger.
As the FAA filed it
FLAMES FROM LEFT ENGINE COWLING EXHAUST AREA AFTER LANDING. EXTINGUISHED. FUEL PUMP LEAKED GAS ONTO TURBOCHARGER.