Fire in a wing strobe. What to do?

[NoPax]

In the Commander 500, all the fuel is inboard of the engines...so my answer was right! Few know how well engineered that aircraft is.

The strobe is also on top of the tail, so no fuel there either - let it burn!

I'm not a big fan of slipping airplanes in flight for fire...no idea how effective it would be, and if it would really be worth it - do you continue to slip on final, how about at 60kts....etc

 

[Clear-&aMillion]

eject!!!

 

[ePilot22]

What If...

What if the chute's on fire, Doctor?

Well then...

initiate dive, pull up, overstressing wing hoping that only the wingtip snaps off, taking the fire with it...continue flight!

What he said of course! . Didn't you learnt anything, geez...




eP.

 

[mcjohn]

Build speed to over 100 kts. The fire might go out, if it doesn't start emergency decent with full flaps pitching for the top of the white arc at a 45 degree bank until ~1000 agl close to a best field.

 

[Cardinal]

Wing fire memory items for CE-208...

2, 2, 3, Radar, Vent.

Memory Items for a wing fire....Who knew? Am I the only one who has never heard of a strobe light bursting into flames? Now, spontaneously combusting deice boots, that I can understand. I've got the shrapnel in my shoulder to prove it.

And don't get me started on the time my flap exploded...and the time my aileron went supercritical and melted down.