# Incident 19970202017819I: Piper PA28161, West Palm Beach, FL, February 2, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1997, 12:30 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N619FT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N619FT) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970202017819I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER REFUELING AT PBI, PIC MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO START ENGINE. THE FIRST ATTEMPT WAS AFTER PRIMING THE ENGINE 3 TIMES, AND RETRYING AFTER REPRIMING TWICE. DURING THE SECOND ATTEMPT, PIC PUMPED THE THROTTLE ONCE. AFTER THE THROTTLE WAS PUMPED, THE PIC SMELLED AND SAW SMOKE, SHUT OFF ALL SWITCHES AND LEFT THE AIRCRAFT. THE FIRE DIMINISHED AND WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPT. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. A/C WAS FERRIED TO MELBOURNE FOR REPAIRS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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