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Date
December 27, 1997 · 16:50 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Airport
Falcon Field Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N777WU
Reported as
Beech A36TC
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
530 total65 in this make and model15 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: as reported by pilot, after landing taxied off active runway: turned on taxiway to hangars had to slow for traffic. As a/c slowed noticed smoke then fire. Completed emergency shut down procedures and evacuated aircraft. Mechanic from sas found a loose b-nut on fuel control. Unable to determine cause of loose b-nut on fuel control line.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AS REPORTED BY PILOT, AFTER LANDING TAXIED OFF ACTIVE RUNWAY: TURNED ON TAXIWAY TO HANGARS HAD TO SLOW FOR TRAFFIC. AS A/C SLOWED NOTICED SMOKE THEN FIRE. COMPLETED EMERGENCY SHUT DOWN PROCEDURES AND EVACUATED AIRCRAFT. MECHANIC FROM SAS FOUND A LOOSE B-NUT ON FUEL CONTROL. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF LOOSE B-NUT ON FUEL CONTROL LINE.