What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) A Piper PA-32-300 with 2 passengers onboard made an emergency landing just after departing Kake, Alaska airport (kae), on Monday, June 11, 2007, at approximately 1600 local time. 2 pax and pilot were able to depart the aircraft. The aircraft sat on the runway and burned before fire/rescue arrived. Aircraft destroyed and no injuries to all onboard. This flight was a 14 CFR part 135 scheduled flight with passengers. The report is that there was a loud bang after takeoff and a fire ensued.(-23 amendment) rear most exhaust muffler was cracked/broken showing signs of heat in engine compartment. Laptop battery area of computer destroyed by fire that was located in forward baggage compartment. Laptop computer was taken by ntsb/faa headquarters for further testing. Engine driven fuel pump hose was pulled off of nipple fitting dispelling large quantity of fuel on ground.(-23 2nd amendment) amendment addition 3-6-08: NTSB reported that the laptop in question was not the source of the fire. The broken exhaust muffler contributed to this along with oil/debris in the heating duct as the fire source. Fuel leak was secondary and completely destroyed the aircraft. Accident investigation closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A PIPER PA-32-300 WITH 2 PASSENGERS ONBOARD MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING JUST AFTER DEPARTING KAKE, ALASKA AIRPORT (KAE), ON MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 LOCAL TIME. 2 PAX AND PILOT WERE ABLE TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SAT ON THE RUNWAY AND BURNED BEFORE FIRE/RESCUE ARRIVED. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED AND NO INJURIES TO ALL ONBOARD. THIS FLIGHT WAS A 14 CFR PART 135 SCHEDULED FLIGHT WITH PASSENGERS. THE REPORT IS THAT THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AFTER TAKEOFF AND A FIRE ENSUED.(-23 AMENDMENT) REAR MOST EXHAUST MUFFLER WAS CRACKED/BROKEN SHOWING SIGNS OF HEAT IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LAPTOP BATTERY AREA OF COMPUTER DESTROYED BY FIRE THAT WAS LOCATED IN FORWARD BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. LAPTOP COMPUTER WAS TAKEN BY NTSB/FAA HEADQUARTERS FOR FURTHER TESTING. ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP HOSE WAS PULLED OFF OF NIPPLE FITTING DISPELLING LARGE QUANTITY OF FUEL ON GROUND.(-23 2ND AMENDMENT) AMENDMENT ADDITION 3-6-08: NTSB REPORTED THAT THE LAPTOP IN QUESTION WAS NOT THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE. THE BROKEN EXHAUST MUFFLER CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ALONG WITH OIL/DEBRIS IN THE HEATING DUCT AS THE FIRE SOURCE. FUEL LEAK WAS SECONDARY AND COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION CLOSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.