20241110015389I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Chignik, AK · November 10, 2024

Date
November 10, 2024 · 15:15 local
Place
Chignik, AK
Airport
Chignik Lake
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HXXC
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N316AK
Reported as
Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,104 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.

During cruise flight to Chignik Lake, #1 left hand engine caught fire. After pilot performed emergency engine shutdown, the fire extinguished and he made an emergency landing to A79 (Chignik airport)

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As the FAA filed it

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT TO CHIGNIK LAKE, #1 LEFT HAND ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. AFTER PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY ENGINE SHUTDOWN, THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED AND HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO A79 (CHIGNIK AIRPORT)

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