- Date
- April 17, 1994, 21:30 local (Apr 18, 1994, 03:30 UTC)
- Place
- Greeley, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3051Beech 95
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940417009219A
- Case key
- 19037
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Probable cause
A failure of the right engine propeller governor oil line which was the incorrect line and improperly installed by maintenance personnel.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During landing roll, the right engine caught fire. Examination provided evidence that the propeller governor oil line was improper and had been routed improperly. The oil line separated and oil from the line caught fire.
Factual narrative
On April 17, 1994, at 2130 mountain daylight time, a Beech 95, N3051, sustained substantial damage from an engine fire which occurred during landing roll at Greeley-Weld County Airport. The pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Broomfield, Colorado, approximately 1 hour prior to the accident.
Examination by an FAA inspector revealed that the propeller oil governor line had separated on the right engine. Further investigation provided information that the line and routing were not in compliance with Airworthiness Directive AD 90-04-06. A copy is attached.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3051
- Reported as
- Beech 95
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TD-9
- Airframe hours
- 5,250
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Arapahoe Aviation Group
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 17, 1994 · 65 hours before
- Departed
- BJC · Broomfield, CO
- Airport
- GXY · Greeley-Weld County, runway 9, 6,210 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 757 total · 268 in this make and model · 532 as pilot in command · 134 in the last 90 days · 49 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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