Rockwell 114 N5782N

Summary

On 5 January 1982 at about 15:20 local time, a Rockwell 114 registered N5782N, operated by Russell Clemons, was involved in an incident near Pensacola, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 January 1982 at 15:20

Classification

Incident

Location

Pensacola, Florida, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Rockwell 114

Registration

N5782N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Russell Clemons

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Birmingham → Pensalola

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL82IA029

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PILOT ADVISED APPROACH CONTROL THAT HE SMELLED SMOKE AND HAD ERRATIC ENGINE INSTRUMENT READINGS WHEN 20 MILES FROM DESTINATION. THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND THREE GREEN LIGHTS OBSERVED BUT SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE WARNING LIGHT AND HORN ACTIVATED. DURING THE LANDING THE GEAR REMAINED EXTENDED AND THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITH THE WARNING SYSTEMS STILLACTIVATED. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MUFFLER WAS BROKEN AT THE FORWARD END AT THE EXHAUST RISER ATTACH POINT. THREE WIRE BUNDLES LEADING TO THE FIREWALL WERE MELTED. THE MUFFLER FLAME TUBE HAD BEEN REPLACED AND THE MUFFLER REINSTALLED APPROX 37 OPERATIONAL HOURS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE FLAME TUBE WAS RUBBING VERTICALLY ACROSS THE FAILED AREA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.