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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Vought F4U5 · Springfield, IL · June 25, 2000

Date: June 25, 2000 · 11:35 local
Place: Springfield, IL
Airport: Capital Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N49068
Reported as: Vought F4U5
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R280099W
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total40 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23)On June 25, 2000 after touchdown on runway 22 at Springfield Capital Airport, the apprropriatelt rated pilot experienced flames coming out of the cowling. The PIC got on the brakes hard and called the tower indicating the corsair was on fire. He then shut down the engine by taking the throttle to idle and the mixture to cutoff and shut off the fuel. The pilot then saw the flames almost to the windscreen, at which time he elected to evacuate aircraft, the speed at the time was to knots of less. The PIC jumped out of the cockpit and the aircraft rolled to a stop. The fire/rescue equipment arrived and extinguished the fire. The pilot escaped with out injury. The aircraft suffered fire damage to all components in the accessory area and nacelee cowl. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON JUNE 25, 2000 AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 22 AT SPRINGFIELD CAPITAL AIRPORT, THE APPRROPRIATELT RATED PILOT EXPERIENCED FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE COWLING. THE PIC GOT ON THE BRAKES HARD AND CALLED THE TOWER INDICATING THE CORSAIR WAS ON FIRE. HE THEN SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE BY TAKING THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND THE MIXTURE TO CUTOFF AND SHUT OFF THE FUEL. THE PILOT THEN SAW THE FLAMES ALMOST TO THE WINDSCREEN, AT WHICH TIME HE ELECTED TO EVACUATE AIRCRAFT, THE SPEED AT THE TIME WAS TO KNOTS OF LESS. THE PIC JUMPED OUT OF THE COCKPIT AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO A STOP. THE FIRE/RESCUE EQUIPMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE PILOT ESCAPED WITH OUT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED FIRE DAMAGE TO ALL COMPONENTS IN THE ACCESSORY AREA AND NACELEE COWL. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.