Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Minor
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ROLLOUT, RIGHT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS EXTINGUISHED, RIVERSIDE, CA
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA Riverside FSDO-21
WINGS OF VALOR LLC: http://registry.faa.gov/N43XX
An engine caught fire as a plane landed at Riverside Municipal Airport on Friday afternoon, Dec. 26, but no one was reported injured, according to reports.
All occupants of the airplane appeared to evacuate safely, a Riverside Police Department helicopter officer said. He reported that the plane was a DC-3 and that about 10 people were standing on the east end of the runway.
The helicopter officer said that the plane did not crash and that the fire appeared to be out. Firefighters arriving on the scene said they did not see any flames.
A battalion chief said the engine caught fire as the plane was landing but that someone was able to put out the flames.
The incident was reported about 5:20 p.m.
Source: http://www.pe.com
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