What happened
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(-23) On July 14, 2002, approximately 1400 pacific daylight time, a Beech C45H, N9562Z, being flown by private pilot stephen p. hinds performed a landing at roche harbor airport. Deputy brennan of the san juan sheriff's department reported he was dispatched to the airport to investigate a plane landing with an engine fire. He reported after he arrived he found the 1951 Beech twin aircraft safely off the runway with the fire out. San juan fire dep. Was on the scene and was not needed since the fire went out on itself. The pilot and his wife were enroute to Alaska from denver, Colorado. They had just refueled at skajit/bayview airport and were on their way to victoria, Canada. A few minutes after passing over roche harbor, the airplane experienced major vibrations. Mr. Hinds determined it was the right motor and shut it down. He turned around and headed for roche harbor airport passing over roche harbor resort. Oil leaking on the exhaust was flaming and smoking prompting numerous 911 calls. See attached sheet.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 14, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 1400 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH C45H, N9562Z, BEING FLOWN BY PRIVATE PILOT STEPHEN P. HINDS PERFORMED A LANDING AT ROCHE HARBOR AIRPORT. DEPUTY BRENNAN OF THE SAN JUAN SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT REPORTED HE WAS DISPATCHED TO THE AIRPORT TO INVESTIGATE A PLANE LANDING WITH AN ENGINE FIRE. HE REPORTED AFTER HE ARRIVED HE FOUND THE 1951 BEECH TWIN AIRCRAFT SAFELY OFF THE RUNWAY WITH THE FIRE OUT. SAN JUAN FIRE DEP. WAS ON THE SCENE AND WAS NOT NEEDED SINCE THE FIRE WENT OUT ON ITSELF. THE PILOT AND HIS WIFE WERE ENROUTE TO ALASKA FROM DENVER, COLORADO. THEY HAD JUST REFUELED AT SKAJIT/BAYVIEW AIRPORT AND WERE ON THEIR WAY TO VICTORIA, CANADA. A FEW MINUTES AFTER PASSING OVER ROCHE HARBOR, THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED MAJOR VIBRATIONS. MR. HINDS DETERMINED IT WAS THE RIGHT MOTOR AND SHUT IT DOWN. HE TURNED AROUND AND HEADED FOR ROCHE HARBOR AIRPORT PASSING OVER ROCHE HARBOR RESORT. OIL LEAKING ON THE EXHAUST WAS FLAMING AND SMOKING PROMPTING NUMEROUS 911 CALLS. SEE ATTACHED SHEET.
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