19971007033469I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA28R201T · Nogales, AZ · October 7, 1997

Date: October 7, 1997 · 10:30 local
Place: Nogales, AZ
Airport: Nogales Int'L Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: XBEGL
Reported as: Piper PA28R201T
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total400 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: departed tucson, AZ to obregon, Mexico. Aircraft encountered turbulence, the aircraft battery was not secure and struck the airframe and control cables causing arching. A fire started and the pilot landed at Nogales, AZ airport. The fire was put out by ground crew. The fire dept. Arrived and inspected the aircraft and removed the battery. The damage is minor with burned wiring and a cargo door panel. No structural damage was seen.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DEPARTED TUCSON, AZ TO OBREGON, MEXICO. AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE, THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY WAS NOT SECURE AND STRUCK THE AIRFRAME AND CONTROL CABLES CAUSING ARCHING. A FIRE STARTED AND THE PILOT LANDED AT NOGALES, AZ AIRPORT. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY GROUND CREW. THE FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED AND INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND REMOVED THE BATTERY. THE DAMAGE IS MINOR WITH BURNED WIRING AND A CARGO DOOR PANEL. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS SEEN.