20050507011699I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RV-4 · Westminister, MD · May 7, 2005

Date: May 7, 2005 · 10:49 local
Place: Westminister, MD
Airport: Carrol County Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N789E
Reported as: Amtr RV4
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 560 total258 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N789ERegistered now · Eaton RV-4S/N 3029 · Built 1995 Airframe modelEaton RV-4 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed from W35 (potomac, berkely springs) and headed to 58M (cecil county, Maryland), stopped for fuel at W54 (carroll county, Maryland). Pilot stated flight was uneventful until short final for runway 34 at W54. A fire broke out on the floor board by the pilot's right foot. Pilot landed the aircraft without further incident. Pilot noticed on roll out, the left brake had failed. Inspection of the aircraft found the fuel pressure line attachment nut was loose, allowing gas to leak down on the exhaust pipe. There was a hole burnt through the belly skin of the aircraft. Left brake line and some wiring damaged. There was minor damage to the aircraft. A condition inspection had been performed 7.8 hrs previously.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM W35 (POTOMAC, BERKELY SPRINGS) AND HEADED TO 58M (CECIL COUNTY, MARYLAND), STOPPED FOR FUEL AT W54 (CARROLL COUNTY, MARYLAND). PILOT STATED FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL SHORT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 34 AT W54. A FIRE BROKE OUT ON THE FLOOR BOARD BY THE PILOT'S RIGHT FOOT. PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PILOT NOTICED ON ROLL OUT, THE LEFT BRAKE HAD FAILED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THE FUEL PRESSURE LINE ATTACHMENT NUT WAS LOOSE, ALLOWING GAS TO LEAK DOWN ON THE EXHAUST PIPE. THERE WAS A HOLE BURNT THROUGH THE BELLY SKIN OF THE AIRCRAFT. LEFT BRAKE LINE AND SOME WIRING DAMAGED. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. A CONDITION INSPECTION HAD BEEN PERFORMED 7.8 HRS PREVIOUSLY.