While climbing from lnk, small transport has an engine fire. Return land.

Attributes
ACN	254605
Time
Date	199310
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lnk
State Reference	NE
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lnk tower : cvg
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	254605
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Climbing to my assigned altitude of 9000 ft. After departing lnk at around 4000 ft, I noticed my right engine on fire. I quickly went through shutdown procedures and feathered, then secured the right engine. Telling ATC of what was happening I then turned back toward the airport and set up for a VMC approach only to find my landing gear would not extend. I went through the gear extension emergency checklist, then pumped the gear down manually. I then made an approach and landing without further complication. Upon inspection by my company's director of maintenance he concluded that an oil line had come loose and was spraying oil on the engine causing the fire and oil loss. In retrospect I believe my judgement and action were sound and that I reacted in a suitable fashion for this incident. I also believe that it would have been impossible for me to foresee this event happening and that my preflight and in-flight procedures were as thorough as can reasonably be expected given the situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE CLBING FROM LNK, SMT HAS AN ENG FIRE. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: CLBING TO MY ASSIGNED ALT OF 9000 FT. AFTER DEPARTING LNK AT AROUND 4000 FT, I NOTICED MY R ENG ON FIRE. I QUICKLY WENT THROUGH SHUTDOWN PROCS AND FEATHERED, THEN SECURED THE R ENG. TELLING ATC OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING I THEN TURNED BACK TOWARD THE ARPT AND SET UP FOR A VMC APCH ONLY TO FIND MY LNDG GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. I WENT THROUGH THE GEAR EXTENSION EMER CHKLIST, THEN PUMPED THE GEAR DOWN MANUALLY. I THEN MADE AN APCH AND LNDG WITHOUT FURTHER COMPLICATION. UPON INSPECTION BY MY COMPANY'S DIRECTOR OF MAINT HE CONCLUDED THAT AN OIL LINE HAD COME LOOSE AND WAS SPRAYING OIL ON THE ENG CAUSING THE FIRE AND OIL LOSS. IN RETROSPECT I BELIEVE MY JUDGEMENT AND ACTION WERE SOUND AND THAT I REACTED IN A SUITABLE FASHION FOR THIS INCIDENT. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO FORESEE THIS EVENT HAPPENING AND THAT MY PREFLT AND INFLT PROCS WERE AS THOROUGH AS CAN REASONABLY BE EXPECTED GIVEN THE SIT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.