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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Helio H-295 · Homer, AK · August 3, 2016

Date: August 3, 2016 · 15:00 local
Place: Homer, AK
Airport: Homer-Beluga Lake
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6342V
Reported as: Helio H-295
Reported engine: Lycoming GO-480 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,508 total1,450 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N6342VRegistered now · Helio H-295S/N 1283 · Built 1968 Airframe modelHelio H-295 Engine modelLycoming GO-480 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After landing and engine shut down, attempt to park on shoreline failed due to higher than anticipated winds pushed the aircraft out away from shore before the pilot was able to secure the aircraft. Engine start attempt resulted in an engine fire. Extinguisher was used but went dry before the fire was completely out, flight service was notified due to the proximity of the aircraft on the lake (middle). Airport maintenance personell launched a boat with a fire extinguisher to finish putting out the fire and pulled the aircraft to shore.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LANDING AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN, ATTEMPT TO PARK ON SHORELINE FAILED DUE TO HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED WINDS PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OUT AWAY FROM SHORE BEFORE THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO SECURE THE AIRCRAFT. ENGINE START ATTEMPT RESULTED IN AN ENGINE FIRE. EXTINGUISHER WAS USED BUT WENT DRY BEFORE THE FIRE WAS COMPLETELY OUT, FLIGHT SERVICE WAS NOTIFIED DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE LAKE (MIDDLE). AIRPORT MAINTENANCE PERSONELL LAUNCHED A BOAT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO FINISH PUTTING OUT THE FIRE AND PULLED THE AIRCRAFT TO SHORE.