# Incident 19931210050379I: Piper PA23250, Harrisburg, PA, December 10, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1993, 13:00 local time
- Place: Harrisburg, PA
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2171° N, 76.8514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPITAL CITY (CXY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2171&lon=-76.8514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120EF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120EF-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 80 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931210050379I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE QUIT ON ROLLOUT. ON RESTART SMOKE FROM ENGINE. TAXIED TO RAMP. FIRE PUT OUT. STICKING EXHAUST VALVE.

## Other reports on N120EF (1)

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

- [Incident 19970615023819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970615023819I), Jun 15, 1997: Piper PA23250 (N120EF), Houston, TX, Minor damage. During taxi a fuel truck struck left wing tip causing aircraft to swing into truck. Remedial training for driver.

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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