20150419006409I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-46-310P · Odessa, TX · April 19, 2015

Date
April 19, 2015 · 12:00 local
Place
Odessa, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N888HL
Reported as
Piper PA-46-310P
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total

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.

On April 19, 2015 privacy data omitted flew the aircraft from odo to E11 to purchase fuel. privacy data omitted Grandson was on board. On the return flight to odo the privacy data omittedpilot noticed several electrical failures and the engine began to surge. He landed at odo and the engine died when the throttle was closed during flare out. privacy data omitted Smelled what he thought was electrical fire, so after roll-out he shut down all systems and departed the aircraft.

The fire extinguished after landing but inspection indicated fire damage to fuel lines, wiring and the air conditioner compresser.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 19, 2015 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW THE AIRCRAFT FROM ODO TO E11 TO PURCHASE FUEL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ GRANDSON WAS ON BOARD. ON THE RETURN FLIGHT TO ODO THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT NOTICED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE. HE LANDED AT ODO AND THE ENGINE DIED WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS CLOSED DURING FLARE OUT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SMELLED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS ELECTRICAL FIRE, SO AFTER ROLL-OUT HE SHUT DOWN ALL SYSTEMS AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT.

THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED AFTER LANDING BUT INSPECTION INDICATED FIRE DAMAGE TO FUEL LINES, WIRING AND THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSER.