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FAA incident report · Piper PA-23 · Lancaster, OH · September 19, 2018

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Date
September 19, 2018 · 14:00 local
Place
Lancaster, OH
Airport
Fairfield County
Phase of flight
Run-Up Area
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N388ME
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,260 total
N388MERegistered now · Piper PA-23S/N 23-322 · Built 1955Airframe modelPiper PA-23Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On September 19, 2018 at approximately 1256 zulu time N388ME, a Piper apache serial number 23-322 taxied to the run up area for runway 28 at Fairfield County Airport (lhq). Approximately five minutes later, the pilot noticed a lowering of the RPM and eventually total failure of the right engine and immediately after that smoke and fire was observed emanating from the right engine. The pilot shutdown and quickly exited the aircraft along with his passenger. The fire was subsequently extinguish by airport personnel and the greenfield township fire department.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1256 ZULU TIME N388ME, A PIPER APACHE SERIAL NUMBER 23-322 TAXIED TO THE RUN UP AREA FOR RUNWAY 28 AT FAIRFIELD COUNTY AIRPORT (LHQ). APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE PILOT NOTICED A LOWERING OF THE RPM AND EVENTUALLY TOTAL FAILURE OF THE RIGHT ENGINE AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT SMOKE AND FIRE WAS OBSERVED EMANATING FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE PILOT SHUTDOWN AND QUICKLY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT ALONG WITH HIS PASSENGER. THE FIRE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY EXTINGUISH BY AIRPORT PERSONNEL AND THE GREENFIELD TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT.