What happened
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(-23) On June 2, 2007, at approximately 1053 CDT, the pilot privacy data omitted landed N53377, a Cessna 188-A188B, on county road 388, between osage and tradewind road, approximately 7 statute miles northeast of Happy, Texas. The pilot stated he smelled electrical smoke and later saw flames from underneath the right wing trailing edge while flying east bound approximately 300 feet above the ground. The pilot stated he was surveying a field prior to conducting an aerial agricultural spray operation under title 14 CFR part 137. The pilot successfully made an emergency landing on a dirt road. The pilot stated he did not shut off the fuel supply by reducing the mixture or closing the fuel shut-off valve, because he just wanted to get it on the ground. He stated the engine was still running as he exited the aircraft. The pilot received minor burns to his right hand prior to exiting the aircraft. The chemical onboard was water based and considered nonflammable. The pilot was counseled for not following proper engine fire in-flight procedures. The cause of the fire is inconclusive.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 2, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1053 CDT, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED N53377, A CESSNA 188-A188B, ON COUNTY ROAD 388, BETWEEN OSAGE AND TRADEWIND ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 7 STATUTE MILES NORTHEAST OF HAPPY, TEXAS. THE PILOT STATED HE SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE AND LATER SAW FLAMES FROM UNDERNEATH THE RIGHT WING TRAILING EDGE WHILE FLYING EAST BOUND APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS SURVEYING A FIELD PRIOR TO CONDUCTING AN AERIAL AGRICULTURAL SPRAY OPERATION UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 137. THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT SHUT OFF THE FUEL SUPPLY BY REDUCING THE MIXTURE OR CLOSING THE FUEL SHUT-OFF VALVE, BECAUSE HE JUST WANTED TO GET IT ON THE GROUND. HE STATED THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AS HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR BURNS TO HIS RIGHT HAND PRIOR TO EXITING THE AIRCRAFT. THE CHEMICAL ONBOARD WAS WATER BASED AND CONSIDERED NONFLAMMABLE. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED FOR NOT FOLLOWING PROPER ENGINE FIRE IN-FLIGHT PROCEDURES. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS INCONCLUSIVE.
NTSB investigation
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