# Incident 20010420012319I: Piper PA31350, Newark, OH, April 20, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2001, 14:00 local time
- Place: Newark, OH
- Airport: Newark-Heath Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DRUA
- Location: 40.0596° N, 82.4197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0596&lon=-82.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4078L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4078L-2002-07-30) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01IA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01IA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010420012319I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC01IA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01IA126), Apr 20, 2001: Piper PA-31-350 (N4078L), Newark, OH, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N4078L (1)

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

- [Incident 19940719029959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940719029959I), Jul 19, 1994: Piper PA31350 (N4078L), Rochester, NY. Narrative: 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…

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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