ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296673
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| Date: | Thursday 5 September 2002 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B-55 |
| Owner/operator: | West Properties |
| Registration: | N8821M |
| MSN: | TC-580 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4307 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jackson, Mississippi -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jackson-Hawkins Field, MS (HKS/KHKS) |
| Dallas, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While starting the left engine, the pilot noticed smoke coming from the left side of the left engine cowling. At approximately the same time, flight line personnel ran toward the airplane with a fire extinguisher pointing to the left wing, which had caught fire. The pilot aborted the engine start, shut off electrical power, closed the fuel valves, and exited the airplane. Examination of the airplane revealed the left wing spar had structural damage and the left wing was fire damaged. Further investigation showed that the left wing fuel tank quantity transmitter had been leaking fuel.
Probable Cause: The left wing tank fuel quantity transmitter unit was leaking fuel, and the leaking fuel was ignited by engine exhaust during engine start.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL02LA174
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 July 1983 | N8821M | Private | 0 | Cornelia, GA | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 09:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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