# NTSB NYC82DA214: Aero Commander 112TC, N1547J, Morristown, NJ, September 7, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 6, 1982, 21:55 local (Sep 7, 1982, 01:55 UTC)
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Location: 40.7993° N, 74.4149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MORRISTOWN MUNI (MMU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7993&lon=-74.4149&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA214
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71772/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA214

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Fire, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1547J-1984-07-21), registration cancelled 1984-07-21, S/N 13017 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 112TC
- Registry model: [Rockwell International 112TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112tc) (registry code 7630306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 13070
- Airframe hours: 660
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820906044229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820906044229A), Sep 6, 1982: Gulstm 112TC, Morristown, NJ, Destroyed. Smoke and flames erupted from the instrument panel on landing gear extension. Landed safely but aircraft burned.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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