- Date
- September 6, 1982, 21:55 local (Sep 7, 1982, 01:55 UTC)
- Place
- Morristown, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1547JAero Commander 112TC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820906044229A
- Case key
- 71772
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Fire
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Analysis
When pilot extended gear for landing a fire started. The fire continued after landing and pilot was unable to extinguish it. Fire department arrived within 30 minutes but aircraft was destroyed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1547J
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 112TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 13070
- Airframe hours
- 660
- Engine
- Lycoming TO-360-C1A6D, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William H. Taylor
- Registered owner
- William H. Taylor
- Departed
- Block Island, RI
- Destination
- Lewiston, ME
- Airport
- MMU · Morristown, runway 23, 6,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
N1547JRegistration cancelled Jul 21, 1984 · Rockwell International 112TCAirframe modelRockwell International 112TC
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 153 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.