# Incident 20241110015389I: Piper PA-31-350, Chignik, AK, November 10, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2024, 15:15 local time
- Place: Chignik, AK
- Airport: Chignik Lake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXXC
- Location: 56.2555° N, 158.7778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHIGNIK LAKE (A79), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.2555&lon=-158.7778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N316AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N316AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-J2BD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,104 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241110015389I

## Narrative

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

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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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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