C99 pilot reported a right engine fire on approach that led to an inflight shutdown.

Attributes
ACN	1285557
Time
Date	201508
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Airliner 99
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

Cleared for the ILS. After crossing the OM inbound; pilot detected indications of a right engine fire. The right fire t-handle illuminated. Pilot followed 'engine fire in-flight' flow and checklist. T-handle did not extinguish after 20 seconds so pilot transitioned to 'engine fire/failure in-flight' flow and checklist. Pilot at this time [let] tower [know of their situation.] pilot visually identified the airport and requested a side step to [a more suitable runway]. Pilot discharged the right fire extinguisher bottle as per procedures. Right engine was feathered and secured at 200 feet AGL. Single engine landing was uneventful and pilot was able to taxi clear of the runway and was met by emergency personnel. Pilot executed shut down checklist and maintenance towed the plane to the hangar.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C99 pilot reported a right engine fire on approach that led to an inflight shutdown.

Narrative: Cleared for the ILS. After crossing the OM inbound; pilot detected indications of a right engine fire. The right fire T-handle illuminated. Pilot followed 'engine fire in-flight' flow and checklist. T-handle did not extinguish after 20 seconds so pilot transitioned to 'engine fire/failure in-flight' flow and checklist. Pilot at this time [let] Tower [know of their situation.] Pilot visually identified the airport and requested a side step to [a more suitable runway]. Pilot discharged the right fire extinguisher bottle as per procedures. Right engine was feathered and secured at 200 feet AGL. Single engine landing was uneventful and pilot was able to taxi clear of the runway and was met by emergency personnel. Pilot executed shut down checklist and Maintenance towed the plane to the hangar.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.