# Incident 19890111007159I: Piper PA23250, Gunnison, CO, January 11, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1989, 06:55 local time
- Place: Gunnison, CO
- Airport: Gunnison County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NCKA
- Location: 38.5480° N, 106.9246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gunnison, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5480&lon=-106.9246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142MC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540C1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,790 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890111007159I

## Narrative

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

FLAMES FROM LEFT ENGINE COWLING EXHAUST AREA AFTER LANDING. EXTINGUISHED. FUEL PUMP LEAKED GAS ONTO TURBOCHARGER.

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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