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FAA incident report · Beech E18S · Breezewood, PA · April 9, 1996

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Date
April 9, 1996 · 22:38 local
Place
Breezewood, PA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
S3KA
Aircraft
N59E
Reported as
Beech E18S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total3,000 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days
N59ERegistered now · Beech E18SS/N BA-206 · Built 1956Airframe modelBeech E18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot experienced right side cockpit fire/smoke at FL 10.0, origin behind right instrument panel. Pilot turned off all electrics and made emergency descent. Used hand fire extinguisher to extinguish fire, origin appeared to be engine oil from plumbing for right engine oil pressure gauge. Shutdown right engine but was unable to feather prop. Due to continuous loss of altitude due to windmilling prop and continued oil leak in cockpit, pilot made emergency landing on Pennsylvania turnpike. Investigation revealed wire bundle shorted against "hard" line plumbing for right engine oil pressure gauge. No injuries/property damage. Submission of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT EXPERIENCED RIGHT SIDE COCKPIT FIRE/SMOKE AT FL 10.0, ORIGIN BEHIND RIGHT INSTRUMENT PANEL. PILOT TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRICS AND MADE EMERGENCY DESCENT. USED HAND FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO EXTINGUISH FIRE, ORIGIN APPEARED TO BE ENGINE OIL FROM PLUMBING FOR RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. SHUTDOWN RIGHT ENGINE BUT WAS UNABLE TO FEATHER PROP. DUE TO CONTINUOUS LOSS OF ALTITUDE DUE TO WINDMILLING PROP AND CONTINUED OIL LEAK IN COCKPIT, PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED WIRE BUNDLE SHORTED AGAINST "HARD" LINE PLUMBING FOR RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. NO INJURIES/PROPERTY DAMAGE. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

Other reports on N59E · 1

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

Incident 19840404013419INormal Cruise · Mount Carmel, PAFuel on cockpit floor. Found a broken bulkhead fitting for the left fuel pressure indicating system.Apr 4, 1984