# Incident 19890120008779I: Piper PA31310, Madison, WI, January 20, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1989, 20:18 local time
- Place: Madison, WI
- Airport: Dane County Regional- Truax Fe
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.0731° N, 89.4012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0731&lon=-89.4012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9218Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9218Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31 (registry code 7103103, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 157 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890120008779I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE DURING ROLLOUT. FIRE EXTINGUISHED BY FIRE TRUCK. OIL LEAKING FROM TURBO CHARGER CAUSED FIRE.

## Other reports on N9218Y (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19871013071019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871013071019I), Oct 13, 1987: Piper PA31310 (N9218Y), Superior, WI, Minor damage. The aircraft struck two deer on landing roll at night.
- [Incident 19791231035519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791231035519I), Dec 31, 1979: Piper PA31 (N9218Y), Rapid City, SD. Engine shut down due to vibration. Found prop blade had separated.

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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