# Incident 20110714016589I: Johnson Richard W TEAM ROCKET F1, El Cajon, CA, July 14, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2011, 10:50 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8017° N, 116.9605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Cajon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8017&lon=-116.9605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5901R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5901R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson Richard W TEAM ROCKET F1 (registry code 05627GL, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-richard-w-team-rocket-f1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41585, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOHNSON RICHARD W TEAM ROCKET F1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO 540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110714016589I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

N5901R REPORTED AN ENGINE FIRE PRIOR TO LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND PILOT EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRFT AND THE ENGINE COWLING. FIRE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A LEAKING FUEL PUMP.MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND PILOT HAD NO INJURIES.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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