# Incident 19920201001609I: Piper PA28180, Destin, FL, February 1, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1992, 11:20 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Airport: Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3990° N, 86.4898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3990&lon=-86.4898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7909W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7909W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 793 total, 90 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92IA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92IA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920201001609I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLOODED ENGINE TRYING RESTART ENGINE ON TAXI TO RUNWAY. HAD LEFT BOOST PUMP ON. BACKFIRE CAUSED CARBURETOR FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA92IA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92IA075), Feb 1, 1992: Piper PA-28-180 (N7909W), Destin, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

## Other reports on N7909W (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20170415012959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170415012959I), Apr 15, 2017: Piper PA-28-180 (N7909W), Martha'S Vineya, MA, Minor damage. Received statement from pilot. The aircraft was owned and privately operated under 14 CFR part 91. This was the aircraft's first flight of the day. This flight…
- [Incident 19781027027399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781027027399I), Oct 27, 1978: Piper PA28180 (N7909W), Iowa City, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot jump started his airplane, got out to remove cables. Airplane dissappeared into the darkness, hit a tree.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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