# Incident 19910412019479I: Cessna 402B, Tatum, NM, April 12, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1991, 17:45 local time
- Place: Tatum, NM
- Airport: Lea County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GSGA
- Location: 32.6873° N, 103.2175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEA COUNTY RGNL (HOB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6873&lon=-103.2175&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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910412019479I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE FIRE EN ROUTE. SHUT DOWN AND LANDED. NR6 CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM CASE. FUEL IGNITED BY EXHAUST.

## Other reports on N22WE (1)

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

- [Incident 19910106003329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910106003329I), Jan 6, 1991: Cessna 402B (N22WE), El Paso, TX, Minor damage. Small fire near wing tie fuel cell while taxiing. Shut engine down. Pin hole leak in fuel line.

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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