What happened
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(-23) Aircraft experienced LH eng failure and subsequent fire. The pilot returned to airfield without further incident. The top, LH, and RH eng cowlings were burned. The LH engine top case had a 5 inch hole on the top, fwd area, adjacent to the five and six piston area. There is fire, and impact damage to the intake manifold components (top, fwd). The engine still had oil. There is no other obvious damage. The aircraft records were reviewed the annual insp was completed on 02/11/05 @2320 LH eng hours. The Continental tsio-360 engine was last overhauled on 12/05/1981. The engine has approximately 900 hours since overhaul, with a scheduled overhaul of 1400 hours. Engine failed in the 5 or 6 piston area for an unknown reason.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LH ENG FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE. THE PILOT RETURNED TO AIRFIELD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE TOP, LH, AND RH ENG COWLINGS WERE BURNED. THE LH ENGINE TOP CASE HAD A 5 INCH HOLE ON THE TOP, FWD AREA, ADJACENT TO THE FIVE AND SIX PISTON AREA. THERE IS FIRE, AND IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD COMPONENTS (TOP, FWD). THE ENGINE STILL HAD OIL. THERE IS NO OTHER OBVIOUS DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED THE ANNUAL INSP WAS COMPLETED ON 02/11/05 @2320 LH ENG HOURS. THE CONTINENTAL TSIO-360 ENGINE WAS LAST OVERHAULED ON 12/05/1981. THE ENGINE HAS APPROXIMATELY 900 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL, WITH A SCHEDULED OVERHAUL OF 1400 HOURS. ENGINE FAILED IN THE 5 OR 6 PISTON AREA FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.
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