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.
While at cruise flight the left engine sputtered, ran rough and then the cowling door opened. Fire was shooting out of the engine. The engine was shut down and the fire extinguished. The pilot landed the aircraft safely at Reading airport and taxied to the ramp safely. The engine continued to smoke while on the ground.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE AT CRUISE FLIGHT THE LEFT ENGINE SPUTTERED, RAN ROUGH AND THEN THE COWLING DOOR OPENED. FIRE WAS SHOOTING OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY AT READING AIRPORT AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP SAFELY. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO SMOKE WHILE ON THE GROUND.
Other reports on N1078U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.