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Incident

FAA incident report · Hspavn HA200 · Houston, TX · July 18, 1996

Date
July 18, 1996 · 19:30 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
William P Hobby Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N614HA
Reported as
Hspavn HA200
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,362 total143 in this make and model49 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: on -7-18-96, at 1930 local time, after takeoff from hou, at 350 ft. altitude, hou tower reported that N614HA, a HA-200 jet, certificated in the experimental/exhibition category, was trailing smoke from the right side of the aircraft. Pilot visually confirmed the smoke and performed an instrument scan. All indications were normal. The pilot declared an emergency and shutdown the right hand engine. Aircraft was landed without further incident, without any injuries or damage. Subsequent inspection revealed the right hand engine external oil line had failed and blew oil onto the engine causing the smoke. There was no other damage. New oil lines are being fabricated by the local repair station. It was suggested to maintenance that the other external oil lines on the other engine be inspected at this time. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON -7-18-96, AT 1930 LOCAL TIME, AFTER TAKEOFF FROM HOU, AT 350 FT. ALTITUDE, HOU TOWER REPORTED THAT N614HA, A HA-200 JET, CERTIFICATED IN THE EXPERIMENTAL/EXHIBITION CATEGORY, WAS TRAILING SMOKE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT VISUALLY CONFIRMED THE SMOKE AND PERFORMED AN INSTRUMENT SCAN. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND SHUTDOWN THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, WITHOUT ANY INJURIES OR DAMAGE. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE EXTERNAL OIL LINE HAD FAILED AND BLEW OIL ONTO THE ENGINE CAUSING THE SMOKE. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE. NEW OIL LINES ARE BEING FABRICATED BY THE LOCAL REPAIR STATION. IT WAS SUGGESTED TO MAINTENANCE THAT THE OTHER EXTERNAL OIL LINES ON THE OTHER ENGINE BE INSPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.