# Incident 19910106003329I: Cessna 402B, El Paso, TX, January 6, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1991, 18:00 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8073° N, 106.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL PASO INTL (ELP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8073&lon=-106.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22WE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22WE-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910106003329I

## Narrative

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

SMALL FIRE NEAR WING TIE FUEL CELL WHILE TAXIING. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. PIN HOLE LEAK IN FUEL LINE.

## Other reports on N22WE (1)

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

- [Incident 19910412019479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910412019479I), Apr 12, 1991: Cessna 402B (N22WE), Tatum, NM, Minor damage. Left engine fire en route. Shut down and landed. NR6 cylinder separated from case. Fuel ignited by exhaust.

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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