# Accident 19910423012099A: Piper PA22108, Omaha, NE, April 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1991, 13:20 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Millard Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2094° N, 96.1203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2094&lon=-96.1203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5421Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5421Z-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 146 total, 145 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910423012099A

## Narrative

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

FIRE ERUPTED UNDER PASSENGERS SEAT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING SAFELY. PASSENGER SEAT HAD COLLAPSED. SHORTED BATTERY BOX

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI91LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA138), Apr 23, 1991: Piper PA-22-108 (N5421Z), Millard, NE, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF APU BY UNKNOWN PERSONNEL WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE'S ELECTRICAL WIRING MELTING AND SUBSEQUENT SHORT.

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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