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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Newark, OH · April 20, 2001

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Date
April 20, 2001 · 14:00 local
Place
Newark, OH
Airport
Newark-Heath Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DRUA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4078L
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC01IA126
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N4078LRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2002 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8152060 · Built 1980Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On April 20, 2001, at approximately 1400 EDT, during landing rollout at Newark-Heath Airport, (vta) Heath, OH, on a flight conducted under 14 CFR part 135, a Piper PA31-350, N4078L, experienced an explosion and fire in the left engine compartment. Neither the appropriately rated pilot or passenger suffered any injury during evacuation of the airplane. The airplane sustained minor damage, requiring replacement of all engine accessories, wiring, hoses, engine/turbo mounts, and top cowling. (.19)on April 20, 2001, about 1400 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-31-350, N4078L, sustained minor damage while landing at Newark-Heath Airport (vta), Newark, Ohio. The certificated commercial pilot and passenger were not injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that originated from fort wayne, Indiana. An instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the air taxi flight conducted under 14 CFR part 135. The operator reported that during the landing roll, a fire was observed in the left engine. The pilot secured the engine, and then he and the passenger evacuated the airplane. Witnesses extinguished the fire with a handheld fire ext inguisher. Examination of the engine revealed a leak in the left engine fuel boost pump. The pump was sent to the manufacturer for further examination.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 20, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 EDT, DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT NEWARK-HEATH AIRPORT, (VTA) HEATH, OH, ON A FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 135, A PIPER PA31-350, N4078L, EXPERIENCED AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE IN THE LEFT ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NEITHER THE APPROPRIATELY RATED PILOT OR PASSENGER SUFFERED ANY INJURY DURING EVACUATION OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF ALL ENGINE ACCESSORIES, WIRING, HOSES, ENGINE/TURBO MOUNTS, AND TOP COWLING. (.19)ON APRIL 20, 2001, ABOUT 1400 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-31-350, N4078L, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT NEWARK-HEATH AIRPORT (VTA), NEWARK, OHIO. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE AIR TAXI FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 135. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, A FIRE WAS OBSERVED IN THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PILOT SECURED THE ENGINE, AND THEN HE AND THE PASSENGER EVACUATED THE AIRPLANE. WITNESSES EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH A HANDHELD FIRE EXT INGUISHER. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A LEAK IN THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL BOOST PUMP. THE PUMP WAS SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC01IA126Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportNewark, OHThe company maintenance personnel's failure to comply with the service bulletin, which resulted in a fuel boost pump leakage and subsequent fire during taxi. A factor was the manufacturer's confusing service bulletin.Apr 20, 2001 · Minor damage

Other reports on N4078L · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19940719029959IFinal Approach · Rochester, NYNarrative: on July 19, 1994, at 0815 EDT, a Piper, PA-31, N4078L, operated by crow executive air charter, inc., during descent to land on runway 25 at Rochester airport experienced the left main landing gear light indicator failure to illuminate. Flight crew…Jul 19, 1994