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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech N35 · Trenton, NJ · August 18, 1998

Date
August 18, 1998 · 11:00 local
Place
Trenton, NJ
Airport
Mercer County
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1503Z
Reported as
Beech N35
Reported engine
Continental IO470N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,000 total1,000 in this make and model150 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.

Fuel hose to flu ruptured on ground. Fuel ignited when contact with aircraft exhaust mainfold. Damage contained to engine nacelle and NLG wheel well. Damage is repairable. This matter is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL HOSE TO FLU RUPTURED ON GROUND. FUEL IGNITED WHEN CONTACT WITH AIRCRAFT EXHAUST MAINFOLD. DAMAGE CONTAINED TO ENGINE NACELLE AND NLG WHEEL WELL. DAMAGE IS REPAIRABLE. THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N1503Z · 1

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