20050525019389I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA32260 · Hazleton, PA · May 25, 2005

Date: May 25, 2005 · 21:11 local
Place: Hazleton, PA
Airport: Hazleton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4888S
Reported as: Piper PA32260
Reported engine: Lycoming O540*
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total60 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On may 25, 2005, at 21:11 local time, a PA-32-260, N4888S was on approach to runway 28 at Hazleton airport (hzl), Hazleton, PA. The pilot stated that when he turned on the landing lights, the amp meter went full scale and caught fire. The pilot turned off power, put out the fire turned on enough equipment to land and landed safely. No damage to the aircraft except for the instrument cluster and plastic cover on the instrument panel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 25, 2005, AT 21:11 LOCAL TIME, A PA-32-260, N4888S WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28 AT HAZLETON AIRPORT (HZL), HAZLETON, PA. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED ON THE LANDING LIGHTS, THE AMP METER WENT FULL SCALE AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE PILOT TURNED OFF POWER, PUT OUT THE FIRE TURNED ON ENOUGH EQUIPMENT TO LAND AND LANDED SAFELY. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT EXCEPT FOR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND PLASTIC COVER ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.