PA31, navajo has fire in left engine on approach and landing.

Attributes
ACN	334987
Time
Date	199605
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pdx
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	other personnel other
ASRS Report	334987
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On approach to landing at phx our left engine caught fire. Flames were seen when landing gear was lowered. Flames flared on landing. Fuel lines were closed, throttles opened to divert fuel away from fire. Flames subsided before emergency vehicles arrived at scene, but engine was still smoking (lifeguard flight with patient on board).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA31, NAVAJO HAS FIRE IN L ENG ON APCH AND LNDG.

Narrative: ON APCH TO LNDG AT PHX OUR L ENG CAUGHT FIRE. FLAMES WERE SEEN WHEN LNDG GEAR WAS LOWERED. FLAMES FLARED ON LNDG. FUEL LINES WERE CLOSED, THROTTLES OPENED TO DIVERT FUEL AWAY FROM FIRE. FLAMES SUBSIDED BEFORE EMER VEHICLES ARRIVED AT SCENE, BUT ENG WAS STILL SMOKING (LIFEGUARD FLT WITH PATIENT ON BOARD).

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.