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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31P · Fort Huachuca-S, AZ · November 4, 2004

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Date
November 4, 2004 · 21:39 local
Place
Fort Huachuca-S, AZ
Airport
Libby Aaf - Sierra Vista Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
EKIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N651SC
Reported as
Piper PA31P
Reported engine
Lycoming TIGO541*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,100 total200 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N651SCRegistration cancelled Sep 28, 2017 · Piper PA-31PS/N 31P-7630006 · Built 1975Airframe modelPiper PA-31PEngine modelLycoming TIGO-541SERReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On November 04, 2004, around 2139 mountain standard time, Piper PA-31P, N651SC, landed at the fort hauchuca airport in Arizona. During landing rollout, the left engine shut down. The pilot stated he did not secure the auxiliary boost pump immediately after engine shut down. The pilot tried restarting the engine and the fuel caught fire beneath the engine nacelle. The aircraft stopped and the fire extinguished. The pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The pilot and crew were not injured. The airplane sustained minor damage. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 04, 2004, AROUND 2139 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, PIPER PA-31P, N651SC, LANDED AT THE FORT HAUCHUCA AIRPORT IN ARIZONA. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE LEFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT SECURE THE AUXILIARY BOOST PUMP IMMEDIATELY AFTER ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE PILOT TRIED RESTARTING THE ENGINE AND THE FUEL CAUGHT FIRE BENEATH THE ENGINE NACELLE. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED AND THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT AND CREW WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.