19991231036329I

Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Raleigh-Durham, NC · December 31, 1999

Date
December 31, 1999 · 17:40 local
Place
Raleigh-Durham, NC
Airport
Raleigh-Durham International
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
S8AA
Aircraft
N525AF
Reported as
Beech 58
Reported engine
Continental IO520C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,350 total200 in this make and model120 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.

(-23) The pilot stated that she had started the left engine and was attempting to start the right engine. During the starting process she used the flooded procedure. She heard the engine backfire and pulled the mixture back. She then saw an orange flicker on the cowling and observed the line personnel telling her to shut down. She shut down the left engine and exited the aircraft. She observed two small fames on the exhaust pipes of the right engine. These were extinguished by the line personnel with a fire extinguisher before the fire and rescue crew arrived. She had a mechanic come out and fisually inspect the engine with the cowling removed. He then ran both engines up and noted no problems. The pilot then started both engines and departed. She reported having no further problems with the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE HAD STARTED THE LEFT ENGINE AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO START THE RIGHT ENGINE. DURING THE STARTING PROCESS SHE USED THE FLOODED PROCEDURE. SHE HEARD THE ENGINE BACKFIRE AND PULLED THE MIXTURE BACK. SHE THEN SAW AN ORANGE FLICKER ON THE COWLING AND OBSERVED THE LINE PERSONNEL TELLING HER TO SHUT DOWN. SHE SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. SHE OBSERVED TWO SMALL FAMES ON THE EXHAUST PIPES OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. THESE WERE EXTINGUISHED BY THE LINE PERSONNEL WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BEFORE THE FIRE AND RESCUE CREW ARRIVED. SHE HAD A MECHANIC COME OUT AND FISUALLY INSPECT THE ENGINE WITH THE COWLING REMOVED. HE THEN RAN BOTH ENGINES UP AND NOTED NO PROBLEMS. THE PILOT THEN STARTED BOTH ENGINES AND DEPARTED. SHE REPORTED HAVING NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT.