# Incident 20111206028759I: Piper PA-34-200, Reading, PA, December 6, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2011, 19:30 local time
- Place: Reading, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3392° N, 75.9263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reading, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3392&lon=-75.9263&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1078U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1078U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 17 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111206028759I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19990802032549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990802032549I), Aug 2, 1999: Piper PA34200 (N1078U), Readington, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) As the aircraft touched down at Solberg airport, the nose gear collapsed when the nose wheel contacted the runway. The nose hit the runway along with the…
- [Incident 19900621031009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900621031009I), Jun 21, 1990: Piper PA34200 (N1078U), Westminister, MD. NR2 engine quit. Precautionary landing. Possible internal failure in accessory gear box.

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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