ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180666
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| Date: | Saturday 24 October 2015 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-235 Pathfinder |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3979X |
| MSN: | 28-7610002 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Courtney Plummer Airport (9WN1), Winneconne, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chicago/aurora, IL (ARR) |
| Winneconne, WI (9WN1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was conducting a cross-country flight. He reported that he could tell something was wrong as he started the descent for landing. He added that the engine was running “rough” and that it “quit” as the airplane touched down. He then observed black smoke and fire exiting out of the cowling.
An examination of the wreckage revealed that the airplane sustained discoloration, deformation, and extensive thermal damage to the right side of the fuselage forward of the empennage, the cockpit, and the engine cowling. The fuel line going to the carburetor was separated. A detailed examination of the fuel line revealed that it had separated due to bending overstress with evidence of exposure to high temperature. However, the on-scene and detailed examinations could not determine the source of the ignition.
Probable Cause: An engine compartment fire during landing, which resulted in extensive fire damage, for reasons that could not be determined during examinations of the remaining wreckage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3979X
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Oct-2015 16:19 | Geno | Added |
| 26-Oct-2015 18:18 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2015 18:19 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 15:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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