# Incident 19960612021779I: Piper PA28161, Melbourne, FL, June 12, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1996, 21:30 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N607FT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N607FT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 110 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960612021779I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS PREPARING TO DEPART FOR EVENING CROSS COUNTRY. TRIED TO START A/C, ENGINE ROTATED APPROX. 10 TIMES WHEN PILOT SAW FLAME SHOOTING FROM ENGINE COWL. PILOT DEPARTED AIRCRAFT AND LINE PERSONNEL EXTINGUISHED FIRE. POSSIBLE CAUSE, ENGINE FLOODING AND BACKFIRE. INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

## Other reports on N607FT (7)

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

- [Accident 20181120022771A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181120022771A), Nov 20, 2018: Piper PA-28-161 (N607FT), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Piper PA-28-161 aircraft N607FT with a student pilot after landing exited runway 9L at Miami Executive Airport (tmb) at taxiway A2 attempted to taxi around…
- [Incident 20120904017939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120904017939I), Sep 4, 2012: Piper PA-28-161 (N607FT), Tamiami, FL, No damage. Pilot reported a strong vibration from the engine at 500 feet after takeoff. Vibration lasted for about one minute then settled down. Pilot elected to turn…
- [Incident 20080311014199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080311014199I), Mar 11, 2008: Piper PA28161 (N607FT), Valkaria, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On March 11, 2008 at the Valkaria Florida airport aircraft N607FT, a Piper PA-28-161, owned by f.I.t. LLC. The pilot [privacy data omitted] held a…
- [Accident 20041019028249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041019028249A), Oct 19, 2004: Piper PA28161 (N607FT), Valkaria, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot doing touch & go's at valkyria airport rwy 14. On third attempt pilot felt something hit a/c during take off phase and aborted t.o. and veered off…
- [Accident 19991211037029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991211037029A), Dec 11, 1999: Piper PA28161 (N607FT), Plant City, FL, Minor damage. (.19) On December 11, 1999, about 1645 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-161, N607FT, registered to and operated by Florida institute of technology, and a…
- [Incident 19970725028319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970725028319I), Jul 25, 1997: Piper PA28161 (N607FT), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: the student pilot was conducting a solo cross country and elected to do take off and landing practice at an interim airport, the pilot lost control…
- [Accident 19950926030239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950926030239A), Sep 26, 1995: Piper PA28161 (N607FT), Melbourne, FL, Substantial damage. First solo. Lost directional control on second landing after porpoising. Crosswind factor not good for first solo.

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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