# Incident 20170303003279I: Fairchild SA227-AC, San Clemente, CA, March 3, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2017, 10:35 local time
- Place: San Clemente, CA
- Airport: Naval Auxiliary Landing Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HKGA
- Location: 33.4491° N, 117.6131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Clemente, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4491&lon=-117.6131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26959, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26959) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-AC (registry code 3377509, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Alliedsign TPE331-12UHR (registry code 02505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/alliedsign-tpe331-12uhr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD SA227-AC
- Reported engine: ALLIEDSIGN TPE331-11U-612G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170303003279I

## Narrative

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

CREW NOTICED FOUL SMELL OUT OF COCKPIT VENTS DURING LANDING. AFTER SHUTDOWN THE CREW OBSERVED WHITE SMOKE FROM THE NO.1 ENGINE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO AIRCRAFT BUT NO FIREFIGHTING ACTION WAS NEEDED, FIRE EXTINGUISHED BY ITSELF. INSPECTION SHOWED HEAVY FIRE DAMAGE TO THE FUEL NOZZLES MANIFOLD AT THE 2 O?CLOCK POSITION AND TO THE FUEL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER HOSES. THE TOP ENGINE MOUNT RUBBER ABSORBER MELTED; OVERALL FIRE DAMAGE FROM 12 O?CLOCK TO 3 O?CLOCK POSITION ABOVE HOT SECTION. FUEL NOZZLES MANIFOLD HOSES FOUND TO BE 25 YEARS OLD. FUEL PRESSURE HOSES FOUND TO BE 29 YEARS OLD.

## Other reports on N26959 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960628026779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960628026779I), Jun 28, 1996: Swrngn SA227AC (N26959), Moses Lake, WA, Minor damage. Narrative: while boarding passengers at Moses Lake municipal airport, smoke was noticed coming from the ground power unit (gpu) plug into the aircraft. An…
- [Incident 19940301016609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940301016609I), Mar 1, 1994: Swrngn SA227AC (N26959), Missoula, MT. Static instruments giving erroneous information on climb. Returned. Found a static ports covered with tape.
- [Incident 19910302012159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910302012159I), Mar 2, 1991: Swrngn SA227AC (N26959), Missoula, MT. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Nose landing gear steering malfunctioned.

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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