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Event FTW83LA234
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ABOUT 30 MI EAST OF ABILENE THERE WAS A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER ON THE LEFT ENG. THE PLT FEATHERED THE PROP & MADE AN EMERGENCY APPROACH INTO ABILENE. UNABLE TO HOLD INITIAL APPROACH ALTITUDE, THE PLT RESTARTED THE LEFT ENG, BUT COULD OBTAIN ONLY PARTIAL POWER. THE PROP STAYED IN THE FEATHERED POSITION & THE ENG DIED DURING THE LANDING ROLL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENG FOR TAXI, HE WAS INFORMED BY A FOLLOWING ACFT THAT HIS LEFT ENG WAS ON FIRE. INSPECTION SHOWED EVIDENCE OF A FIRE IN THE LEFT ENG ACCESSORY SECTION WHICH HAD BURNED THROUGH THE TOP, BOTTOM & LEFT SKIN AREAS OF THE NACELLE. FIRE DAMAGE AFT OF THE FIREWALL WAS ONLY IN A SMALL AREA BUT EVIDENCE REVEALED SOME SCORCHING & RELATIVELY HIGH TEMP EXPOSURE TO THE AREA OF THE MAIN WING SPAR. WITHIN THE ACCESSORY AREA, THERE WAS EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE TO FUEL LINES, ACCESSORY CASE & RELATED COMPONENTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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