# Incident 19961108040059I: Piper PA28161, Ft Myers, FL, November 8, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1996, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Airport: Page Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5866° N, 81.8632° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PAGE FLD (FMY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5866&lon=-81.8632&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43733 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,240 total, 900 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961108040059I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER THE PILOT LANDED, MADE A FULL STOP, INCREASED POWER FOR TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE STALLED AND ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE ENGINE. NO FIRE DAMAGE BEYOND THE ENGINE AREA. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION FOR ANALYSIS. AWAITING A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT.

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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