# Incident 19971017034829I: Univar A2ALON, Rhome, TX, October 17, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1997, 10:25 local time
- Place: Rhome, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0789° N, 97.4932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rhome, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0789&lon=-97.4932&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5496F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5496F-1999-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney A-2A (registry code 5872014, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-a-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR A2ALON
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971017034829I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: OWNER WAS TAXIING TO AN OPEN AREA TO RUN THE ENGINE FOLLOWING A LONG PERIOD OF NO OPERATION. THE OWNER NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF COWLING, OPENED INSPECTION PORT AND FLAMES ERUPTED, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. NO FLIGHT WAS INTENDED.

## Other reports on N5496F (2)

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

- [Accident 19840627031029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840627031029A), Jun 27, 1984: Univar A2ALON (N5496F), Ft Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit shortly after takeoff, crash occurred during emergency landing.
- [Incident 19830829062119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830829062119I), Aug 29, 1983: Univar A2ALON (N5496F), Jacksonville, FL. Oil pressure dropped. Oil covered the windshield. Made emergency landing. Had oil changed. Failed to secure oil cap.

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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