# Incident 19990913027419I: Beech 58P, Fort Smith, AR, September 13, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1999, 14:52 local time
- Place: Fort Smith, AR
- Airport: Fort Smith Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3366° N, 94.3661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT SMITH RGNL (FSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3366&lon=-94.3661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94JP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990913027419I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT, AND SOLE OCCUPANT, STATED THAT WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE COWLING. HE DECLARED "MAYDAY" OVER THE RADIO AND REQUESTED FIRE RESCUE PERSONNEL.  HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT.  FIRE PERSONNEL PUT OUT THE FIRE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR INSPECTION.  MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FROM TAC AIR DISCOVERED THE AIR CONDITIONING BELT SEVERED AND A FRACTURED OIL LINE IN FRONT OF A TURBOCHARGER.  IT APPEARED THAT THE BROKEN BELT MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE OIL LINE CAUSING OIL TO SPEW ON THE HOT TURBOCHARGER.

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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