<< >> NASA ASRS Report 290254, November 1994

Reporter's left engine lost power on approach, quit on landing, started smoking on exiting runway, and caught fire on taxi-in.

Attributes
ACN	290254
Time
Date	199411
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfb
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Queen Air 65/70 (Seminole)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	290254
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During approach to landing experienced loss of power on/with left engine. Upon successful landing, left engine quit. Following exit of runway to taxiway, left engine emanated smoke. Following published checklist, proceeded with engine shutdown. Within moments, left engine caught fire. Onboard fire extinguishing system activated for left engine. Fire appeared to be extinguished. Proceeded with securing left engine following checklist for engine fire. Fire within engine nacelle re-ignited. Emergency fire crew from airport arrived to meet aircraft on main ramp area and extinguished fire. Aircraft: beechcraft queenaire, 1965, model 65.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR'S L ENG LOST PWR ON APCH, QUIT ON LNDG, STARTED SMOKING ON EXITING RWY, AND CAUGHT FIRE ON TAXI-IN.

Narrative: DURING APCH TO LNDG EXPERIENCED LOSS OF PWR ON/WITH L ENG. UPON SUCCESSFUL LNDG, L ENG QUIT. FOLLOWING EXIT OF RWY TO TXWY, L ENG EMANATED SMOKE. FOLLOWING PUBLISHED CHKLIST, PROCEEDED WITH ENG SHUTDOWN. WITHIN MOMENTS, L ENG CAUGHT FIRE. ONBOARD FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYS ACTIVATED FOR L ENG. FIRE APPEARED TO BE EXTINGUISHED. PROCEEDED WITH SECURING L ENG FOLLOWING CHKLIST FOR ENG FIRE. FIRE WITHIN ENG NACELLE RE-IGNITED. EMER FIRE CREW FROM ARPT ARRIVED TO MEET ACFT ON MAIN RAMP AREA AND EXTINGUISHED FIRE. ACFT: BEECHCRAFT QUEENAIRE, 1965, MODEL 65.

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.