SAN DIEGO, CA, USA
N195JB
CESSNA 195B
THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED MONTGOMERY AIRPORT, RUNWAY 28L, SAN DIEGO, CA. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING A FIRE ERUPTED IN THE UPPER COWLING AREA. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 05, BUT LANDED HARD. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DISCLOSED THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER FAILED NEAR THE EXHAUST PORT AND ADJACENT TO THE TURBOCHARGER OIL PRESSURE LINE. THE HOT GASSES BURNT A HOLE THROUGH THE OIL LINE AND THE SUBSEQUENT OIL SPRAY ENTERED ONTO THE EXHAUST COLLECTOR.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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