- Date
- April 2, 1995, 03:30 local (08:30 UTC)
- Place
- Springdale, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N512EBeech G18S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950402006429A
- Case key
- 19381
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Probable cause
Engine compartment fire due to undetermined reasons.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During landing rollout, the pilot observed flames coming from the right engine nacelle. He stopped the airplane on the runway, exited, and attempted, without success, to extinguish the fire. The nacelle, inboard wing, and part of the fuselage were consumed before the fire was extinguished by the local fire department. The source of the fire could not be determined.
Factual narrative
On April 2, 1995, at 0330 central daylight time, a Beech G18S, N512E, was substantially damaged during landing roll at Springdale, Arkansas. The airline transport rated pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the Springdale Air Service Title 14 CFR Part 135 on-demand cargo flight from Little Rock, Arkansas to Springdale.
The operator reported the following information. During the landing rollout, the pilot observed flames coming from the right engine nacelle. He stopped the airplane on the runway, exited, and attempted, without success, to extinguish the fire with a hand held fire extinguisher. The fire continued to burn until put out by the local fire department. Fire consumed the right engine nacelle, inboard right wing, and a portion of the right side of the fuselage. Due to the extent of the fire damage to the right engine nacelle, the source of the fire could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N512E
- Reported as
- Beech G18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA-520
- Airframe hours
- 8,525
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Springdale Air Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 30, 1994 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- LIT · Little Rock, AR
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- ASG · Springdale Municipal, runway 18, 5,302 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12,350 total · 3,020 in this make and model · 12,230 as pilot in command · 239 in the last 90 days · 83 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.