# Incident 19960409011299I: Beech E18S, Breezewood, PA, April 9, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1996, 22:38 local time
- Place: Breezewood, PA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: S3KA
- Location: 39.9993° N, 78.2386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Breezewood, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9993&lon=-78.2386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960409011299I

## Narrative

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

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 19840404013419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840404013419I), Apr 4, 1984: Beech E18S (N59E), Mount Carmel, PA. Fuel on cockpit floor. Found a broken bulkhead fitting for the left fuel pressure indicating system.

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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