19990521014439I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 340CESSNA · Geneva, AL · May 21, 1999

Date
May 21, 1999 · 13:00 local
Place
Geneva, AL
Airport
Geneva Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4016Q
Reported as
Cessna 340CESSNA
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total450 in this make and model40 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.

On descent into panama city, Florida lost manifold pressure. The prop was feathered and a fisre started in the right nacell. The engine was shut down. The prop governor oil line blew and oil sprayed on cyclinders and turbocharger and exhaust. A fire started and burned electrical wiring, engine mount, case and sump. M&d report requested from the operator.

As the FAA filed it

ON DESCENT INTO PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA LOST MANIFOLD PRESSURE. THE PROP WAS FEATHERED AND A FISRE STARTED IN THE RIGHT NACELL. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN.THE PROP GOVERNOR OIL LINE BLEW AND OIL SPRAYED ON CYCLINDERS AND TURBOCHARGER AND EXHAUST. A FIRE STARTED AND BURNED ELECTRICAL WIRING, ENGINE MOUNT, CASE AND SUMP. M&D REPORT REQUESTED FROM THE OPERATOR.