27.5913° N, 81.5290° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at AVON PARK EXEC (AVO), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
November 29, 2009 · 16:40 local
Place
Avon Park, FL
Airport
Avon Park Executive
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N22TD
Reported as
Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,173 total550 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft engine failed during descent, pilot seccured engine after a passenger noticed a fire under right wing aft of the engine. The pilot requested to ATC to deviate from flight plan and land at the airport (avo) nearest to his position and landed without further problems.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED DURING DESCENT, PILOT SECCURED ENGINE AFTER A PASSENGER NOTICED A FIRE UNDER RIGHT WING AFT OF THE ENGINE. THE PILOT REQUESTED TO ATC TO DEVIATE FROM FLIGHT PLAN AND LAND AT THE AIRPORT (AVO) NEAREST TO HIS POSITION AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS.