# Incident 20000601017559I: Piper PA31350, Tanana, AK, June 1, 2000 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 1, 2000, 13:30 local time - Place: Tanana, AK - Airport: Ralph M Calhoun Memorial - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Normal Cruise - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: FFSA - Location: 65.1805° N, 152.0698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1805&lon=-152.0698&mi=10 - Aircraft: N3536B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3536B) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350 - Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD - People aboard: 5 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 4,327 total, 400 in this make and model, 321 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00IA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00IA063) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000601017559I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23)AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TAL FOR FAI LEFT ENG CAUGHT FIRE AT THE TURBO SECTION BECAUSE OF A FAILED GASKET ONTHE OIL FILTER ADAPTER PLATE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TAL & THE FIRE TRUCK MET THEM & PUT OUT THE FIRE IN THE NARCELL. NO INJURYS TO PASS OR PILOT. (.19)ON JUNE 1, 2000, ABOUT 1330 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED PIPER PA-31-350 AIRPLANE, N3536B, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF AN IN-FLIGHT ENGINE FIRE, ABOUT 20 MILES EAST OF TANANA, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) SCHEDULED BY FRONTIER FLYING SERVICE, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, AS FLIGHT 5811 TO FAIRBANKS. THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, AND THE FOUR PASSENGERS ABOARD, WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGTH ORIGINATED AT THE TANANA AIRPORT, ABOUT 1315. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVETIGATOR-IN-CHARGE ON JUNE 1, THE ASSISTANT DIECTOR OF OPERATIONS REPRTED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT A PASSENGER SEATED IN THE REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE PILOT THAT THERER WAS BLACK SMOKE AND OIL COMING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. HE SAID THE PILO SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE, MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN TI RETURN TO TANANA, AND ALERTED EMERGENCY FIRE CREWS TO STAND BY FOR HIS RETURN. HE SAID THAT UPON ARROVAL IN TANANA, FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL EXTINHUISHED THE REMAINING FIRE. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FLAP, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR, AND LEFT ENGINE NACELLE. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ANC00IA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00IA063), Jun 1, 2000: Piper PA-31-350 (N3536B), Tanana, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: An in-flight oil leak due to the deterioration of oil filter adapter plate gasket material, and the supplier's distribution of inadequate material. A factor associated with the accident was the… ## Other reports on N3536B (7) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20190331015009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190331015009I), Mar 31, 2019: Piper PA-31-350 (N3536B), Nome, AK, No damage. On Sunday, March 31 at 17:30 aircraft N3536B experienced a #2 engine shutdown during take-off. The shut-down was not pilot initiated. The pilot aborted the… - [Incident 20120307002839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120307002839I), Mar 7, 2012: Piper PA-31-350 (N3536B), Point Hope, AK, Minor damage. 03/07/2012 The pilot was turning final for runway 01 for Point Hope Alaska. Passenger tapped the pilot on his shoulder and stated the right engine is on fire.… - [Incident 19930130008589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930130008589I), Jan 30, 1993: Piper PA31350 (N3536B), Stevens Village, AK, Minor damage. Pilot failed to complete landing list. Failed to lower gear. Landed gear up. - [Incident 19910503019129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910503019129I), May 3, 1991: Piper PA31350 (N3536B), Fairbanks, AK. No left gear down light. Returned to Fairbanks. Landed safelyu. Broken wire in wheel well. - [Incident 19910324012559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910324012559I), Mar 24, 1991: Piper PA31350 (N3536B), Fairbanks, AK. Fuel leaking from aircraft. Returned. Found right fuel cap was missing. - [Incident 19901228062039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901228062039I), Dec 28, 1990: Piper PA31350 (N3536B), Fairbanks, AK. Alternator light on runup. Smoke in cabin on taxi to ramp. Heater vent fan burned up. - [Incident 19890527065189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890527065189I), May 27, 1989: Piper PA31350 (N3536B), Fairbanks, AK. Rough engine after departure. Returned. Maintenance replaced spark plugs. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.