WATSONVILLE, CA, USA
N82D
SKELTON EMERAUDE
DURING AN APCH TO LND, THE PLT & PSGR NOTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT & SAW FLAMES COMING THRU THE FLOOR IN THE VCNTY OF THE PLT'S RUDDER PEDALS. A SAFE LNDG WAS MADE & THE CREW EGRESSED THE BURNING ACFT. THE HOME BUILT ACFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC FUEL LINES FROM THE CARBURETOR TO THE FUEL SCREEN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FIRE WALL. ALSO, PLASTIC FLEX LINES WERE (APPARENTLY) USED FROM THE BRAKE PEDALS TO THE BRAKE CYLINDERS. BOTH LINES WERE MELTED BY FIRE. THE FUSELAGE, WINGS & EMPENNAGE WERE DESTROYED BY FIRE.
AN INADEQUATE FUEL LINE, DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION BY THE OWNER/BUILDER, FUEL LINE FAILURE, FUEL LINE LEAK, AND A SUBSEQUENT FIRE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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