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FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Reading, PA · July 17, 2003

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Date
July 17, 2003 · 17:03 local
Place
Reading, PA
Airport
Reading Municipal Gen Carl A Spaatz
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6419V
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
Pilot’s flight hours
2,020 total350 in this make and model
N6419VRegistered now · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0680 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna 172RGEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Local tower controller, privacy data omitted heard "master off" on one of his frequencies. Not knowing who made the transmission, privacy data omitted ^ started looking for anyone in trouble. He alertly observed N6419V, a Cessna 172, on left downwind, abruptly turn toward N733MU on final to runway 31. Not knowing the degree of difficulties being experienced by N6419V, privacy data omitted ^ sent N733MU around. This allowed a sterile runway for N6419V. After landing, N6419V turned right at taxiway f and its occupants immediately exited the aircraft and extinguished a fire in the cockpit. Fire damage was very minimal to the carpeting. During investigation, it appeared that wiring had chafed into a landing gear hydraulic line and caused smoke and heat, which may have ignited the hydraulic fluid and melted a pitot/static line. This in turn dripped onto the carpet in the area of the rudder pedals. The PIC used the cabin fire extinguisher to extinguish the flames, with minimal damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) LOCAL TOWER CONTROLLER, ^PRIVACY DATA^ HEARD "MASTER OFF" ON ONE OF HIS FREQUENCIES. NOT KNOWING WHO MADE THE TRANSMISSION, ^PRIVACY ^ STARTED LOOKING FOR ANYONE IN TROUBLE. HE ALERTLY OBSERVED N6419V, A CESSNA 172, ON LEFT DOWNWIND, ABRUPTLY TURN TOWARD N733MU ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 31. NOT KNOWING THE DEGREE OF DIFFICULTIES BEING EXPERIENCED BY N6419V, ^PRIVACY ^ SENT N733MU AROUND. THIS ALLOWED A STERILE RUNWAY FOR N6419V. AFTER LANDING, N6419V TURNED RIGHT AT TAXIWAY F AND ITS OCCUPANTS IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND EXTINGUISHED A FIRE IN THE COCKPIT. FIRE DAMAGE WAS VERY MINIMAL TO THE CARPETING. DURING INVESTIGATION, IT APPEARED THAT WIRING HAD CHAFED INTO A LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC LINE AND CAUSED SMOKE AND HEAT, WHICH MAY HAVE IGNITED THE HYDRAULIC FLUID AND MELTED A PITOT/STATIC LINE. THIS IN TURN DRIPPED ONTO THE CARPET IN THE AREA OF THE RUDDER PEDALS. THE PIC USED THE CABIN FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES, WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N6419V · 3

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

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