# Incident 19991027031099I: Piper PA22108, Masontown, WV, October 27, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1999, 14:15 local time
- Place: Masontown, WV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5512° N, 79.8003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Masontown, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5512&lon=-79.8003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4905Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4905Z-2000-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 750 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991027031099I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE AT A CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 3000' MSL, ENROUTE FROM FAIRMONT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (4G7) TO VALLEY POINT AIRPORT (WV29), HE ENCOUNTERED AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE THAT ORIGINATED AT THE LOWER LEFT PORTION OF THE FIREWALL AREA. THE PILOT MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A RECLAIMED STRIP MINE SITE.  THE EMERGENCY LANDING RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, BOTH WINGS, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.  THE FIRE WAS A RESULT OF A FUEL LEAK AT THE FUEL GASCOLATOR CAUSED BY A FAULTY RUBBER SEAL.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS USING AUTOFUEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATE.  THIS OFFICE WILL INITIATE A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT.

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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