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The pilot of a C414 returned to his departure airport after the right engine failed and caught fire on takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 955864 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201106 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Chancellor 414A & C414 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 103 Flight Crew Total 3420 Flight Crew Type 80 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Upon take off the aircraft yawed to the right. All engines gauges were in the green but the right engine cht indicated zero. There was a strong smell of burning material inside the aircraft because the right engine was on fire. I secured the engine and landed without further damage. I cannot offer any solution on preventing this mechanical failure to re-happen. The aircraft was just out of its annual and a thorough pre-flight was made before this flight.upon inspection by mechanic; the intake manifold was found to have a two foot hole and mechanical damage. Hence the combustive mixture was pouring onto the cylinders resulting in a fire.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of a C414 returned to his departure airport after the right engine failed and caught fire on takeoff.
Narrative: Upon take off the aircraft yawed to the right. All engines gauges were in the green but the right engine CHT indicated ZERO. There was a strong smell of burning material inside the aircraft because the right engine was on fire. I secured the engine and landed without further damage. I cannot offer any solution on preventing this mechanical failure to re-happen. The aircraft was just out of its annual and a thorough pre-flight was made before this flight.Upon inspection by mechanic; the intake manifold was found to have a two foot hole and mechanical damage. Hence the combustive mixture was pouring onto the cylinders resulting in a fire.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.